Types of Funeral

Catholic funerals are carried out according to the Order of Christian Funerals (1989), the only canonically approved liturgical rite in the English language (rites approved by the Church). A ...

Church of England funerals can take any number of formats, from brief and solemn to longer, larger and containing any number of hymns and prayers are requested by the family of the deceased (or as ...

Organising a funeral requires great care and attention to detail. While this is not an exhaustive checklist and anyone considering organising a funeral without a professional adviser should check ...

Jewish funerals take place in accordance with Jewish law and custom. This article briefly discusses what happens after the death, during a Jewish funeral service and in the mourning period following ...

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION Muslim funerals are carried out according to Islamic law and custom. This article briefly discusses the preparation of the deceased’s body, funeral prayers and burial for ...

While funerals allow family members and friends of the deceased to come together to celebrate his or her life, the religious basis of these ceremonies is often inappropriate if the deceased was non ...

Organising a cremation is no harder than organising a funeral, it just requires slightly different documents and decisions. This article offers basic information on cremations in the UK, but contact ...

Organising a funeral is not an easy task. This article offers basic information on the kinds of decisions that will need to be made when organising a funeral, including the date of the funeral, the ...