Most Americans today are choosing cremation – here’s why burials are becoming less common
The National Funeral Directors Association has predicted that by 2035, nearly 80% of Americans will opt for cremation.
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by bcadmin | Jul 24, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in the US, cremation, Death and dying, Funerals, News | 0 |
The National Funeral Directors Association has predicted that by 2035, nearly 80% of Americans will opt for cremation.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 3, 2022 | Archdiocese of San Antonio, Associated Press, Church in the US, Funerals, mass shooting, News, school shooting | 0 |
Jailah Silguero and Jayce Luevanos were remembered Friday at a funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde, Texas.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 2, 2022 | Archdiocese of San Antonio, Associated Press, Church in the US, Funerals, mass shooting, News, school shooting | 0 |
Mourners gathered Wednesday at a Catholic church to say goodbye to Robb Elementary School teacher Irma Garcia — who died in the shooting at the Uvalde, Texas, grade school — and her husband, Joe — who died two days later from a heart attack.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 17, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in Europe, Funerals, News, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis | 0 |
The mourning began with a pair of caskets, one open, one shut. Lined in white fabric, they held two of the Ukrainian fighters killed in Russia’s invasion.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 17, 2022 | Anti-Catholicism, Columns, Council of Trent, Features, Funerals, Ireland, News, Seán Ó Súilleabháin, The Past Present, wakes | 0 |
March is the cruelest month, at least for an Irish Catholic. Every March, the irresistible force of Lent meets the immovable object of March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day. The traditions of fasting and feasting face […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 13, 2022 | Bishop David J. Malloy, Catholic News Service, cemetery, Church in the US, cremation, Diocese of Rockford, Funerals, News | 0 |
What began as an idea of some folks at St. Peter Parish in South Beloit, Illinois, resulted in a beautiful corporal work of mercy for 243 people.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 11, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in Europe, Church in Italy, Diocese of Rome, Funerals, Nazis, News | 0 |
The Catholic Church in Rome on Tuesday strongly condemned as “offensive and unacceptable” a funeral procession outside a local church in which the casket was draped in a Nazi flag and mourners gave the fascist salute.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 12, 2021 | Associated Press, Church in the US, Funerals, Kansas, News, Republican Party, U.S. Senate | 0 |
Fellow Kansans on Saturday celebrated Bob Dole as a tough but compassionate patriot shaped by small-town values.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 31, 2021 | Commentary, dead, Faith, Funerals, lead, News, On Spirituality, Sacraments | 0 |
The funeral is for the departed, and that emphasis should not be lost. In general, the supernatural focus and ancient beauty of the Catholic funeral must be cherished and preserved at all costs.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 17, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, Colorado, Funerals, News | 0 |
The Colorado Catholic Conference says body composting “does not promote human dignity.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 10, 2021 | Archdiocese of Detroit, Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, Funerals, Michigan, News | 0 |
A priest who criticized a teenager’s suicide during his funeral is protected by the religion clauses of the First Amendment, the Michigan Court of Appeals said.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 27, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, COVID-19 pandemic, Funerals, News, Pope Francis, Vatican | 0 |
Seated before a casket covered with flowers, Pope Francis attended the funeral of his personal physician, Dr. Fabrizi Soccorsi, Jan. 26.
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