There is a better way: green or natural burial, which allows a body to break down naturally with reduced impact on the ...

In Lenasia as elsewhere in South Africa, while the sacred dominated the burial of deceased persons within families, it was overshadowed by the racial policies of successive white governments, says Dr ...

Even before Saturday's funeral service for Pope Francis at the Vatican, the late pontiff had already broken with some ...

As the world mourns Pope Francis' death, here is what you need to know about the Novemdiales, or the nine days of mourning.

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...

Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday hailed the signing of Republic Act No. 12160, or the Philippine Islamic Burial ...

A pope's death sets in motion a series of rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. Here's exactly what happens.