COMMENTARY: Incorporating noteworthy contributions from Catholics, the Church of England provided a model to all Christians for how funerals ought to be conducted. King Charles III follows behind the ...

God. Jesus. Heaven. God. Jesus. Heaven. I knew that Walter Pines didn’t believe in any of these things. But if you had attended his funeral, you’d have thought he was as true believer as they come.

When a parish member mentioned the word Zoom to Reverend Simon White a few weeks ago, he thought they were talking about an ice lolly—specifically, the rainbow-coloured sister to the better-known Fab.

With church funerals and burials no longer the norm, pastors hope to restore occasions to gather and remember. Surging cremation rates are upending traditional practices around death, as more people ...