At an average cost of $7,000, funerals are one of the more expensive purchases consumers ever make. During such an emotionally charged time, it can be easy to spend more than might be necessary. The ...

Planning a funeral involves dozens of decisions that need to come together on a tight timeline. Choices about services, products, paperwork, and scheduling often happen at the same time, across ...

When you’re grieving, and perhaps especially when a death was unexpected, it may be impossible to process everything funeral directors, coroner’s staff and hospital workers tell you. Here are some ...

Pope Francis’ death initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions that culminates with a conclave, a gathering of the church’s current 135 Cardinal Electors who are sealed inside the ...