An explainer outlines why cremation is permissible in Christianity and how custom differs from doctrine, shaping contemporary ...

MESA, Ariz. - Headlines were made last week when it was revealed human rights activist Desmond Tutu wasn’t cremated, but he was aquamated. A new type of cremation that uses water and is supposedly ...

With climate change gaining prominence, there’s a concerted effort around ensuring eco-friendly, well, everything – including end-of-life processes. While traditional fire cremation burns fossil fuels ...

Epiris and Pure Cremation CEO Dean Lamble have agreed to sell a structured minority interest in Pure Cremation, a funeral services provider in the UK, to Centerbridge Partners. Centerbridge will ...

Swedish photographer Lars Tunbjörk has documented frenzied consumerism, the soul-deadening effects of office life and the strange theatrics of U.S. politics, always displaying a sense of humor and a ...

Alternative end-of-life practices like water cremation and human composting produce fewer emissions and return nutrients to ...