Cremation

Vatican upholds ban on scattering ashes, okays preservation in ‘sacred’ places

• Dec 12, 2023
• Elise Ann Allen

Most Americans today are choosing cremation – here’s why burials are becoming less common

• Jul 24, 2022
• Associated Press

Catholic cemetery is final resting place for unclaimed cremated remains

• Feb 13, 2022
• Penny Wiegert

No selling hair, teeth or hands of saints, Vatican decrees

• Dec 17, 2017
• Associated Press

Remains of over 300 individuals given burial in Michigan

• Sep 21, 2017
• Christopher White

Once rare, cremation is becoming the new norm

• Jun 4, 2017
• Associated Press

Q-and-A on handling of ashes following cremation

• Nov 8, 2016
• Gregory A. Shemitz

No scattering of ashes or keeping them home, Vatican says

• Oct 25, 2016
• Nicole Winfield

Can sacraments be administered outside a church?

• Jun 1, 2015
• rev-kenneth-doyle