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 ...

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 ...

Planning a funeral involves dozens of decisions that need to come together on a tight timeline. Choices about services, ...

As a funeral director, I have had many parents ask me if they should allow their young children to be involved in the funeral process. Some parents feel that their children might be too young to ...

SOUTH BEND, IN (WSBT) — As funeral arrangements are being made to honor Pope Francis, we're learning more about how pre-planning a funeral helps families. An area funeral home says it helps take the ...

The funeral industry is composed of funeral homes, cemetery owners and operators and manufacturers of burial and memorial products that offer pre-need services when people make funeral plans in ...

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 ...