Frequently termed “green burial,” the eco-conscious consumer has options available beyond a traditional casket-and-vault burial, and even more environmentally friendly than cremation.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A grieving family is speaking out after pallbearers fell into the grave while carrying the casket of their loved one in North Philadelphia. The platform above the burial ...

PHILADELPHIA -- A grieving family is speaking out after pallbearers fell into the grave while carrying the casket of their loved one in North Philadelphia. The platform above the burial site ...

As they lowered the casket onto the wooden platform that topped the burial hole, the wood buckled and all of the pallbearers fell into the grave. "It was just a horrible incident that happened at ...

As the pallbearers begin to lower the casket, the platform above the burial plot gives out and plunges them into the grave. The scene unfolded on Friday at the Greenmount Cemetery in Philadelphia ...

NEW YORK (WKRC/WCBS/CNN Newsource) - Two families are suing a funeral home after a shocking mix-up led to the wrong bodies being sent for burial ... the body in the casket was not his but ...

With 200,000 people expected to attend the funeral, security has been ramped up at the Vatican in preparation. Sources have told our team there will be 4,000 police officers overseeing the ...

Interment refers to the day of burial, which can be different than ... Swiss Guards stand on either side of the casket. The coffin will be carried from the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta to ...

Along with limestone and brick foundations, archaeologists found 83 “brick-lined burial vaults” from within the church and “in the associated burial ground”, according to the release.