The early Christians abhorred cremation as a pagan practice, and ever since, the Roman Catholic Church has held that the body is not for burning. When cremation was legalized in northern Europe during ...

A Catholic woman who sued the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office claiming her son was cremated in violation of her religious beliefs will likely soon receive a settlement of nearly half a million ...

Although I fully expect that the USCCB’s fall General Assembly this November in Baltimore will be consumed with the clerical sexual abuse scandal (and remain amazed that, given the depth of this ...

"Facts Matter." These words are part of the banner on the Daily Herald Opinion page. I want to point out to Mr. Mark Michaels that he's got his facts wrong. In his letter published on March 15, he ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Vatican recently reinforced the Church’s stance on cremation. A two-page documents states the faithful should not scatter ashes or split them up. Father Peter Drilling, the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) – The Vatican on Tuesday published guidelines for Catholics who want to be cremated, saying their remains cannot be scattered, divvied up or kept at home but rather stored in a ...

The Vatican on Tuesday published guidelines for Catholics who want to be cremated, saying their remains cannot be scattered, divvied up or kept at home but rather stored in a sacred, church-approved ...

Fred and Margaret, of Clifton, N.J., died one month apart during the winter. The couple, whose last name their children asked not to divulge, met in high school and were married for 69 years. They ...

Breaking its centuries-old tradition, the Eastern-rite Syro-Malabar Church has allowed cremation of Catholics who die of Covid-19 at any place of convenience, including private land. Although ...

Queen of All Saints Garden. Rendering courtesy Blackstone Cemetery Development Queen of All Saints Garden. Rendering courtesy Blackstone Cemetery Development A rise in cremation rates has prompted a ...

India’s first Catholic crematorium is being built in a southern archdiocese as the faithful are asked to shed the burial tradition for a cheap and environmentally friendly method. Archbishop Andrews ...