Christo Ayoub was the kind of person who believed his treasures were stored in Heaven. "His main concern was to just bring light to people that were not aware of God," said his daughter, Carol Sfeir.

Funerals are often one of life’s biggest... and last expenses. Planning ahead can be uncomfortable, but it can save money and ...

Funeral practices in America have changed considerably over the past few generations. While they may have included mushrooms, they likely didn’t include mushroom caskets. But what if there was another ...

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Brooklyn-based funeral director Amy Cunningham is leading a new type of old funeral these days: green burials. Green burials are gaining traction among people who like “all things ...

I’m standing at the summit of Fernwood Cemetery just outside San Francisco. Live oaks sprout from the hills like leafy castles. A red-tailed hawk turns circles in the sky above me. And below me, ...

A proposed cemetery in Homer Township that would include natural, eco-friendly burials with no caskets has residents, many who use private water wells, concerned about the effects the development ...

A biodegradable casket made from mushrooms is one way to limit waste. A biodegradable casket made from mushrooms is one way to limit waste. is a senior science reporter covering energy and the ...

The postmortem is in for this mortuary: It’s creepy as hell. The internet has turned ghostly white in response to one TikTok creator’s tour of an abandoned funeral home which, despite its demise, is ...