In Tana Toraja, a mountainous region of Sulawesi, Indonesia, villagers pour massive resources into funeral rituals: lavish feasts, ornate effigies and prized water buffaloes for sacrifice. I witnessed ...

Until last year, I had never even heard of a grief ritual, so I certainly didn’t know what one was. But I was tossed into the ocean of grief when my father passed away after a long illness. I was lost ...

ROME, Italy — The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of death ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shared rituals of grief bring people together. onuma Inthapong/E+ via Getty Images In Tana Toraja, a mountainous region of ...