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Georgia Buries Patriarch Ilia II as Church Begins Two-Month Succession Process

Attention shifts to a two-month succession process that observers say could shape the church’s stance toward Russia.

Hull, Grimsby and Derby Papers Publish This Week’s Death Notices and Funeral Arrangements

El Mencho Buried Under Tight Security in Zapopan Following Army Killing

CJNG Leader ‘El Mencho’ Buried in Zapopan Under Heavy Guard After Deadly Raid

Scottish Parliament Approves Water Cremation in UK First

Jenna Bush Hager Says George W. Bush Wants 'Oh, Happy Day' at His Funeral

Shamanur Shivashankarappa Laid to Rest With State Honours in Davangere

North Korea Buries Veteran Diplomat Kim Yong-nam With State Honors in Pyongyang

Karnataka Congress Veteran H. Y. Meti Dies at 79, Receives State Honours at Bagalkot Funeral

Funeral and Cemetery Costs Rise Across Germany and Austria as New Fees Take Hold

Rhineland-Palatinate Opens Permits for First River Burials in Germany

Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Abdulaziz Al Asheikh Dies at 81

Giorgio Armani’s Private Funeral Today in Rivalta’s San Martino Church

Hull Daily Mail Lists June Death Notices Ahead of Early July Funerals

Pope Francis’s Casket Closed as Vatican Finalizes Funeral Preparations

Rome Finalizes Preparations for Pope Francis’s Funeral and Historic Procession

Congress Criticizes Government Over Manmohan Singh’s Funeral Arrangements