From prehistoric burials to overcrowded Victorian churchyards, this is what our treatment of the dead throughout history says about the living ...

Incorruptibility, he said, “provides an opportunity for respectful dialogue between science and faith — one that values both empirical evidence and spiritual interpretation.” Many of these experts ...

As Mexican families prepare for Day of the Dead celebrations, altars are set up to welcome back loved ones under the belief that they return home for one night each Nov. 2.

I knew they worked around the clock as a husband and wife embalming/funeral directing duo and their daily life was unique from most of the rest of us.

(THE CONVERSATION) Upwards of 3 million people die every year in the United States. As a funeral director who heads a university mortuary science program, I can tell you that while each individual’s ...

Aoife Sutton-Butler talks with PEOPLE about her job as a cemetery registrar and why she doesn't see it as 'morbid' ...

The Wickyards, a former funeral home turned artist’s studio, is said to be haunted by shadow figures, a ghostly woman, and ...

THEY say the dead rest in peace.But in the New Corazon Cemetery in Barangay Sambag, Bogo City, peace has a price tag — P15,000 for a bone chamber good for five ...

Native to Mexico, the cempasúchil, or marigold, is recognized as the ceremonial Day of the Dead flower—and is used to guide ...

By Robert Andre Emmanuel [email protected] There is no wrong way for any family to express grief when a ...

Day of the Dead reminds us that our legacy is more than objects: its stories, rituals, and the love we shared. The altars and ...

Celebrate Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, with recipes for the ofrenda shared by top Mexican and Mexican American chefs — from pan de muerto and champurrado to tamales, pozole, and mole.