Until last year, I had never even heard of a grief ritual, so I certainly didn’t know what one was. But I was tossed into the ocean of grief when my father passed away after a long illness. I was lost ...

Southerners quickly switch into hosting gear at the first sign of a wedding or a baby shower, deploying casseroles, strategizing seating charts, and polishing silverware. Funerals are no exception. In ...

Managing caregiver grief is challenging, whether while caring for a loved one or after they have passed away. But grief can't ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of ...

I WAS INTRODUCED TO DEATH EARLY IN LIFE. IN THE Roman Catholic grade schools of my youth, funerals were part of the informal curriculum. When a classmate's parent died, we all assembled for the ...

ROME, Italy — The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of death ...

For over a decade, Yaroslav Simkiv’s gig at town hall in Lviv, Ukraine, was simple. He would don his costume, perch himself near a high-up window and play the city’s song on his trumpet. Simkiv’s ...