Wednesday, three days after hearing Christ’s admonitions, with his words still ringing in our ears and burning in our hearts, we line up to have our brows marked and remember we are dust and begin to ...

Fallen Nassau County Police Officer Patricia Espinosa was remembered as a “great cop” and a "beautiful human being" as hundreds of her fellow officers gathered to attend her funeral Thursday, days ...

This article looks at the costs of several end-of-life expenses encountered by families of loved ones.

Rome paused to honor Valentino Garavani on Friday morning. At 11 a.m., the coffin of the great fashion designer, who died at the age of 93, entered the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei ...

It may have been a legislative tautology, but nearly 70% of Texas voters in November asserted that parents are the “primary decision makers for their children” when they approved Proposition 15. No ...

Pop-up funeral directors operating with nothing more than a briefcase and a mobile phone have stoked calls for stricter regulations for the industry, amid fears that vulnerable families could suffer ...

The mourners had taken their seats. Many were dressed in black. Others wore veils and large hoop skirts, reminiscent of Victorian-era fashion. When the clock struck 1:01 p.m. (a time, organizers said, ...

The penny received a “funeral” on Saturday, attended by mourners and Abraham Lincoln impersonators outside the Lincoln Memorial, after the U.S. Mint discontinued the coin last month. Hundreds attended ...

Criscilla Anderson, who was a dance and choreographer as well as the wife of country singer Coffey Anderson, specified before her death that she wanted her funeral to be open to the public. She made ...

The Mavericks' Raul Malo was open with fans throughout his cancer battle, and always made sure they knew just how much they bolstered him throughout his illness and in his final days. So it makes ...

Dear Carolyn: Are we obligated to be there for someone just because we are related? My mother, an abusive, horrible woman who never had a nice word for me, recently died. We had not spoken for years, ...

The Texas Funeral Service Commission (or, TFSC) is a state agency charged with regulating deathcare. The agency licenses funeral providers, embalmers and establishments (like funeral homes and ...