Across cultures, religions, and beliefs, death and funerals have their own meaning and connotations. The Christians and ...

Miles Harford, 34, pleaded guilty on April 14 to one felony count of abuse of a corpse and one misdemeanor count of theft, prosecutors announced.

Kashi, also known as Varanasi, is one of the holiest cities in India and is believed to be the ultimate gateway to salvation.

Instead, they bury the dead as quickly as possible ... flexibility of having ashes rather than a traditional body burial all make cremation the way to go. “I don’t want to be buried.

The baby was born in the aftermath of Myanmar's earthquake and given to the flames of Buddhist funeral rites two days later, ...