During the pandemic, the rise of virtual meetings saw explosive growth as the de facto way for people to meet and socialize in all areas of life. The pandemic additionally brought with it the ...

“Remain in your vehicle upon arrival at the cemetery.” These were the funeral home director’s orders. Masked, gloved, my heart open, I obliged. As a rabbi, I’ve officiated countless weddings, funerals ...

It was fall 2020, covid-19 case counts were about to explode, and Uma Gaffney had just started work as a middle school teacher in Minneapolis. “It was such a hard time to be a teacher,” she recalled.

While nurses, doctors, paramedics and other health care providers were rightfully praised for their frontline service during the COVID-19 pandemic, funeral directors became the forgotten heroes. Not ...

The AFRO took time to honor the “Unsung Heroes” of the COVID-19 pandemic at Valley Mansion by Martin’s on Aug. 6. The media company commended morticians for the critical and often under recognized ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has announced that its cemeteries and mortuaries have started offering expanded contactless services for planning arrangements due to the pandemic.

LONDON (AP) — Funeral director Hasina Zaman recently helped a family say goodbye to a young man in his 30s who had died from COVID-19, on the same day she was planning a service for a husband and wife ...

ODESSA, Texas — Five years have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic began, but its impact continues to resonate across the country. The outbreak tragically claimed thousands of lives, and it exposed ...