A mother in Virginia sued a funeral home after she said her son's body was infested with maggots during his viewing.

The tradition of displaying the deceased ahead of a funeral is hardly unique, but certain Ghanaian communities elevate the ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A Chesapeake woman is suing their local funeral home for neglecting her son's body after she said they showed a "grotesque display" of his body in an open casket. Tabitha Worrell is ...

A Virginia family has filed a lawsuit against a local funeral home claiming negligence in the way their loved one was ...

A Virginia woman has filed a $5 million lawsuit against two funeral homes, alleging her son’s body was shown in an open ...

The National Museum of Funeral History houses the country’s largest collection of funeral service artifacts and memorabilia, offering a surprisingly upbeat look at how we’ve commemorated our dearly ...

The families of the Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are not allowed to open the sealed coffins they receive from the ...

Pope Francis' coffin was sealed in St. Peter's Basilica on April 25, ahead of his funeral on Saturday. A changing of the guards at Francis’ open coffin signaled the end of the viewing period of ...

As many as 200,000 people are in attendance at Pope Francis' funeral in St Peter’s Square as he is being laid to rest Saturday. Ahead of Saturday's funeral, the coffin of Pope Francis was sealed ...

People bid farewell to Pope Francis at his open coffin in St. Peter's Basilica on his last day of lying in state, April 25, 2025. Christoph Reichwein / picture alliance via Getty Images ...