‘Natural Burial’ Option Debuts in Archdiocese of Chicago
Catholics will now have the option of using natural burial plots at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery, about 25 miles outside of Chicago.
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Moral Theologian on New Cremation Guidance: ‘Reverence for Body’ Still Paramount
Remains must be in a sacred place, explains Dominican Father Thomas Petri.
Four Years After Burial, Missouri Nun’s Body Found Surprisingly Well-Preserved (May 27)
Hundreds of pilgrims have flocked to a Missouri monastery this week to see the remains of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, a Benedictine sister who died four years ago and whose recently exhumed body shows very little signs of decay. EWTN News’ Kelsey Wicks went to Gower, Missouri, last weekend to cover this remarkable story.
US Bishops: Human Composting and Alkaline Hydrolysis Disrespect the Human Body
The USCCB reiterates the Church’s preference for burial of the deceased and stating that newer methods do not show respect for the human body.
March for Life 2023 (Jan. 21)
This Friday men and women, young and old from around the country rallied in Washington, D.C., against the tragedy of abortion. Their protest marks the anniversary of Roe v. Wade — which was decided 50 years ago on Jan 22, 1973 — despite the fact that Roe has been overturned. Pro-life organizers told the Register’s national reporter Lauretta Brown that the marches are now more important than ever. She joins now to explain why. Then we turn to a different kind of pro-life question: Is human composting a moral option? Register columnist John Grondelski joins us to explain the Church’s teaching on proper Christian burial.
Liquefied Bodies? Archbishop of Dubuque Encourages Strange Alternative Burial Methods
“The Church earnestly recommends the pious custom of burying the bodies of the dead be observed...” (Canon 1176)
We Are Dust, and to Dust (Not Ashes) We Shall Return
If burying the dead is a corporal work of mercy, where does that leave cremation?
Calling a Spade a Spade: ‘Recomposing’ Human Remains Promotes Sacrilege
COMMENTARY: Because his body is the body of a person — a human person redeemed by Christ, who ‘became flesh and lived among us’ — that body is sacred, a temple of the Holy Spirit, a sacramental.
