Why should we wait until after death to celebrate someone’s life and tell them how much we love them? This is why a living wake or FUN-eral can be profound (and even fun!).

Death was never a topic of conversation for Lou Hynes and her beloved husband Pete, who never thought to discuss their ...

In doing so, he hoped to reconnect people with the type of closure White described — a vulnerability when faced with death.

Freda Gibson, 86 years, from Summerland Avenue, Minehead always wanted her final journey to be in a motorcycle hearse. Although Freda never rode ...

As part of Francis’ push to simplify the papal funeral rites, his body is in a single wooden coffin lined with zinc, rather than having three nested coffins of cypress, lead and oak as was tradition.

The coffin of Pope Francis has been sealed in a private ceremony held by the Vatican ahead of Saturday’s funeral after 250,000 people farewelled the pontiff this week as he lay in state.

The casket of Pope Francis was sealed Friday at St. Peter's Basilica, ahead of his funeral at the Vatican on Saturday. Amid plea to build bridges at papal funeral, Trump has a revelation – about ...

VATICAN CITY — From road closures to stepped-up security, the final preparations are underway for Pope Francis’ funeral. Massive crowds are expected to fill St. Peter’s Square on Saturday ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo, will preside at the Rite of Sealing of the Coffin beginning at 8 p.m. Rome time on Friday, April 25.

Seating Plan for a Pope's Funeral – It's Complicated, or Compliqué By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - They may be the most powerful people on earth, but for the seating arrangement at ...

The Vatican has released the order of service ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday in St Peter's Square. The booklet, published on the Vatican's website, external, is 87 pages long and ...

Ahead of Pope Francis's funeral Saturday, Italy and the Vatican are implementing a massive security plan that includes fighter jets, sniper units, airport-style security checks and a large police ...