Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bettmann/getty; INTERCONTINENTALE/AFP via Getty Pope Pius XII (left), Pope Pius XII being laid to rest at funeral in 1958 ...

This illustration provided by Nikola Nevenov in January 2023 depicts an embalming process in an underground chamber in Saqqara, Egypt. For thousands of years, ancient Egyptians mummified their dead to ...

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The late pope's remains will be on display for three days in Saint Peter's Basilica - Copyright VATICAN MEDIA/AFP Handout The late pope's remains will be on display ...

Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt have unearthed a mummy with a passage from Homer’s “Iliad” ...

As the Catholic Church convenes its highest authorities to replace the late Pope Francis, the preservation of his body remains an immediate concern. Pope Francis who died on Easter Monday aged 88, ...

A funeral that was intended to be a loving memorial to a father from South Gate took a turn for the horrifying when family members approached the casket and found him in a grotesque and oozing state ...

Relatives of a man who died of heart problems are suing a Montebello mortuary, saying they were “horrified” that the embalming was done so poorly that liquid was oozing from the decedent’s face during ...

This story was produced in collaboration with CivicStory as part of the New Jersey Sustainability Reporting project. Along a winding, bright green moss trail in Steelmantown Cemetery is a small ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on Monday, April 21, there's been a great deal of interest in popes of the past as members of the Catholic Church prepare for a new leader. Following a series of ...