"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 ...

A leading Catholic moral theologian this week offered insight into the Vatican’s newest guidance on the handling of cremated remains, noting that Church teaching on “reverence for the body” must still ...

SPRINGFIELD — Cremation or traditional burial is often one of the most difficult questions facing people as they consider end-of-life decisions. While the Catholic Church has permitted cremation for ...

Coffins stand near cremation ovens at a crematorium in Baden-Württemberg, Germany in 2022. Credit - Uli Deck—DPA/picture alliance/Getty Images Catholic families may now request to preserve a small ...

(OSV News)—Two new alternatives to burial and cremation fail to comply with the Catholic Church’s teaching on respect for the bodies of the dead, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on ...

I just don’t understand why someone would want to put their body in a fiery furnace after they pass away. I was brought up to believe that the dead will rise up when God returns to this earth. It ...

In June, the New York state legislature passed Senate Bill S5535, which authorizes the use of natural organic reduction — colloquially known as "human composting" — to dispose of a deceased human body ...

SAN ANTONIO (WOAI) — The decision on what can be done with a person's remains will eventually have to be answered, and some folks in Texas are hoping for a new option. Advocates and some lawmakers are ...