Capuchin Franciscan Father John Aurilia – the former assistant to Saint Padre Pio whose final interview last October on the ...

In a recent study, researcher Dr. Hui Zhou and his colleagues conducted a genetic analysis of the genomes of individuals associated with the ancient Hanging Coffin tradition in Southeast and Southern ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) — Those interested in seeing Catholic saint relics can get the chance this weekend in Cleveland. The tour of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina’s relics is stopping at Mary Queen of Peace ...

The business of paying respect to the dead can be an eco-unfriendly matter, whether opting for a wooden coffin that contributes to deforestation, or a cremation service that produces carbon emissions.

People buried in "hanging coffins" thousands of years ago in China and Southeast Asia have finally been identified through DNA research. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

A woman in Thailand who was found alive in her coffin at a Buddhist temple was saved from organ donation and cremation because her brother didn't have a death certificate. Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a ...

BANGKOK — A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation. Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple in the province of Nonthaburi on ...

A 65-year-old Thai woman believed to be dead stunned temple staff in Bangkok when they heard a faint knocking from inside her coffin after her brother brought her in for cremation. Pairat Soodthoop, ...

A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation. Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple in the province of Nonthaburi on the ...

"Everyone was startled" said Pairat Soodthoop, a manager at the Wat Rat Prakhong Tham Buddhist temple Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in ...