And you need more room for a casket than to put an urn in a crypt.” But cremation’s rise in popularity has brought with it some trends that are contrary to Catholic dogma: For sentimental ...

If cremation is chosen for any of those reasons, the deceased should not receive a Catholic burial, the new guidelines say. In the United States, cremations have taken on a highly personalized and ...

A former priest is building pine caskets and urns in a century-old church in Minnesota with a goal of making funerals more affordable. KARE-TV reports that Mark Coen’s company, Simple Pine Box ...

CREMATION RULES. A selection of urns are seen on display in the mortuary at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Lafayette, Calif. While cremation is not prohibited unless it is chosen for reasons &#8216 ...

On Tuesday, Pope Francis released a doctrine concerning the burial of the deceased, specifically on the matter of cremation. This doctrine reiterated that burial of remains is preferred, but the ...

Important shifts came when the Catholic Church condoned cremation in 1963 and later allowed cremated remains in funeral masses in 1997. Now, fewer Americans in general are affiliated with a ...

CHICAGO — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago has opened its first cremation garden. The garden at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines was created because of the growing number of Catholics ...

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Warning: This article is not for the faint of heart or the squeamish. The Christian custom of burying the dead was the only method allowed until cremation became more ...

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 Catholic Church, in Ireland as elsewhere, has had considerable difficulty with cremation down the years, mainly because of its belief in the resurrection of the body after death.

Catholic Church clarifies cremation rules, says ashes shouldn’t be scattered ... Each cemetery has set aside a crypt that can hold 200 urns, and during the ceremonies, ...