A shocking video showing a woman being transported on a funeral bier to an ambulance in the remote mountain village of Ait Tamlil in Azilal has sparked outrage across social networks in Morocco. The ...

Ravelli said the new reform simplifies the funeral rites, including eliminating the requirement that the pope be placed on an elevated bier in St. Peter’s Basilica for public viewing.

At the centre of the procession was a funeral bier constructed from willow which featured a Mother Earth figure and was created by artist Anna Gillespie. Orders of service, which included ...