A deceased man in Maine has become one of the first people in the United States to be laid to rest in an eco-friendly casket grown from mushrooms and hemp, Maine Public and Fast Company reported. The ...

Popes have traditionally been buried in three nested coffins: cypress, lead, and oak Pope Francis approved reforms in 2024 that eliminate this ritual, choosing simplicity The change reflects Francis’ ...

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – It’s been more than 150 years since Vale Cemetery opened and on Tuesday workers there prepped to re-bury human remains that were found in an iron casket from that same ...

For centuries, popes have been laid to rest in three nested coffins, each one symbolic, sacred, and deeply rooted in history. But in 2024, Pope Francis made a bold change. He abolished the age-old ...

It was a funeral two years in the making. The deceased had laid in a morgue in Greater Accra, Ghana, biding his time in icy torpor as plans were made for his final journey. There was financing to be ...

Paul Broome had previously joked about being buried in such a coffin, and even included it in his will Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in ...