On December 6, 1876, in the tiny village of Washington, Pennsylvania, an Austrian-born immigrant named Baron Joseph Henry Louis Charles De Palm became the recipient of what is described as the first ...

Cremation is forbidden in traditional Islam and Judaism but accepted by most other religions. It is also the fastest-growing way Americans choose to deal with their bodies after death. But does it ...

With church funerals and burials no longer the norm, pastors hope to restore occasions to gather and remember. Surging cremation rates are upending traditional practices around death, as more people ...

With the death toll from the virus continuing to climb, Church leaders have authorized cremations even though the burial practice is viewed locally as a Hindu custom, not a Christian one. A funeral ...

An acute lack of space has forced Christian cemeteries in New Delhi to reuse graves after five years, with a Catholic priest advocating that Christians opt for cremation. The Indian Christian Cemetery ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. For Christians, any act that deliberately “desecrates” the body is considered utterly ...

Muslims and Christians unite to honor a Hindu woman's final rites in Belagavi, showcasing interfaith compassion and community ...

Africa has recently mourned the passing of a great religious icon – the renowned South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Soon after we lost yet another global icon – Richard Leakey, the highly ...