Some flowers traditionally represent particular values of the deceased or messages sent or received from beyond the grave. Daisies can stand for innocence and purity and are often found on children’s ...

A fenced-in parcel of dirt and grass in Phoenix is the final resting place of many patients from the former Insane Asylum of ...

This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive look at the incredible ...

Once hailed as a grand ‘City of the Dead,’ the 70-acre Hollywood Cemetery has sat abandoned for decades until efforts by its new caretakers to recover it.

Explore the final resting places of Massachusetts legends, from Paul Revere to Louisa May Alcott. The post A guide to ...

Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago will host Cemetery Sunday outdoor rosary and prayer services at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, in observance of All Saints’ Day, which is Nov. 1, and ...

Reassured by our priest, my father opted into cremation instead of a burial while he was in hospice. I go to my ...

Laid to rest in a double lead-lined casket, McKinley was lowered into a 10-foot-grave encased in concrete and surrounded by a ...

Modern technology has developed new methods of treating human remains, many of which are incompatible with church teaching, such as “human composting” or alkaline hydrolysis, also known as water ...

Last week, I wrote a column about visiting the grave of Gloria Williams on the two-year anniversary of her death. She was like a sister to Roberta and me. I asked readers for their thoughts about ...

Richmond cemetery superintendent Clyde Tanner says a town’s character is reflected in its burial grounds and shares tales of Richmond’s earliest and most notable graves.