Everybody’s going to die. That’s a fact of life. And there’s one thing everybody who dies has in common: We all got bodies. And when we die, something needs to happen with them. Most of the time, this ...

Conservation burials allow for bodies to decompose and become part of the surrounding ecosystem. If you search online for “green death,” the first results might include a “Doctor Who” television ...

As the new president of the National Funeral Directors Association, John O. “Jack” Mitchell IV has been keeping an eye on trends in the industry of death. The sixth-generation owner of the ...

Aug. 26—(StatePoint) Tradition is meeting innovation in today's memorial practices, proving that even life's final chapter can be reimagined. Today's funerals bear little resemblance to those of the ...

BALTIMORE — As the new president of the National Funeral Directors Association, John O. “Jack” Mitchell IV has been keeping an eye on trends in the industry of death. The sixth-generation owner of the ...

"Rituals and other mourning practices are such an integral component of the dying process, and they are being interrupted at a time when we are experiencing tremendous loss of life due to COVID-19." ...

2002-04-26T10:06:31-04:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/Capitol_default-image.jpgWitnesses testified about abuses and fraudulent practices in the funeral industry ...