Mormonism
Mormon Women Are No Longer Required to Be Veiled for Burial
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has made another move for gender equality. The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints (LDS) is no longer…
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Mormonism
Religion News
We Might Be Destroying This Religious Practice
Extinction, Vultures, Poisoning, and Dead Bodies. The problem is with the birds. Namely, vultures. We generally do not think of rotting corpses as sacred. Practitioners of…
Catholicism
Catholics No Longer Allowed to Keep Cremated Remains in Homes
The Vatican has released a set of rules surrounding how cremated remains are to be stored. Until 1963, the Catholic Church had banned Catholics from getting…
Buddhism
8 Extraordinary Funeral Traditions From Around the World [Infographic]
Infographic of Worldwide Burial Traditions by U.K.-based RHC Funeral Services Company Across the world, a variety of different religions are celebrated, each one boasting its own…
WRN Editorial Staff
Dec 28, 2015
Christianity
DNA Reveals World Origins of the Shroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin was possibly created in India according to new DNA research. The famed Shroud of Turin, which many believe is the cloth that…