Pisces’ services cost $3,850. That includes pickup and transport of the body, the water cremation, mailed return of ashes or scattering the ashes at sea and a handmade Pisces urn.

The pandemic has accelerated a shift toward cremation, creating challenges for the Postal Service and altering the way families are saying goodbye to their relatives.

Like other religious institutions, the Vatican has struggled to keep pace with a growing trend on dealing with the deceased. Data from the Cremation Association of North America show that ...

Laws on cremation and the preservation of ashes vary from country to country. In Italy, it is legal to spread ashes, according to the will of the deceased, in areas that the local authorities have ...