In a used bookstore in Philadelphia, I paid eight dollars for a collection of dead people. Of course, bookstores generally do not deal in cadavers. But they do sell objects imbued with history: a ...

ROME, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Each time he went to a funeral, Gino Verani came away with a "santino," the traditional laminated card with a picture of the deceased on the front and a prayer on the back.

It's natural to want to help a bereaved family during their time of loss, but whether you should put money in a sympathy card can actually be a bit of a touchy subject. Like everything else ...

There's a nonstop party going on in my Bible, and all the guests, sadly but undeniably, are dead. Every time I attend a funeral, I take one of those prayers cards stacked near the sign-in book. You ...

While we are often at a loss for words when talking to someone who has lost a loved one, writing a sympathy note can be equally challenging. However, there are some basic guidelines that we can follow ...

How do you find the right words to express your deepest sympathies when someone passes away? Sadly, losing a loved one will happen to most of us during our lives. Just the same, there’ll be times ...

The right message can make all the difference to someone struggling. (Picture: Getty) Haruki Marukami wrote that ‘death is not the opposite of life, but part of it’. As devastating, gut-wrenching and ...