Pope Francis passed away on Monday, aged 88. Born Jorge Bergoglio, the pope held the title of archbishop of Rome and head of ...

Francis suffered a stroke, followed by a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse, according to the Vatican. The first pontiff from the Americas passed at 7:35 a.m. Rome time Monday. Cardinal ...

I first became fascinated by death when I was 8 and my mummy took me to the British Museum to look at the mummies. When, at a slightly older age, I began to study death and the ancient world what ...

What is Israel's Independence Day and how is it celebrated? In this guide, cover a short history, with facts about the ...

The truth, of words we needed to hear, a voice from the grave echoing across stages all over the word, brought back to try to ...

Hours before his death, Pope Francis made an appearance before a crowd of thousands at Saint Peter’s Square where his Easter blessing was read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli.

In one of his last public acts, Pope Francis gave a message of hope and peace in his Easter Sunday speech at the Vatican only hours before his death.

Charleston’s historic Spring Hill Cemetery has changed its policy regarding decorations on graves. The Spring Hill Cemetery Commission voted Thursday to only allow decorations of natural flowers ...

Engineer Arnab Pal, missing since April 6, was found dead in the Little Rann of Kutch on Thursday. Pal, employed by a renewable energy firm, had entered the restricted area with BSF authorization ...

A funeral in Philadelphia turned tragic when a collapsing platform caused pallbearers—including the deceased's son—to fall into an open grave, with the casket landing on top of them.

Pallbearers were sent crashing into a grave along with the coffin they were carrying after a platform gave way during a burial in Pennsylvania. The dramatic collapse occurred as mourners gathered ...