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Catholics in Gaza are burying dead in Muslim cemeteries

April 16, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

People gather at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family on Palm Sunday in al-Zaitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on March 24, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. / Credit: AFP via Getty Images

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Human composting, alkaline hydrolysis disrespect the human body, U.S. Catholic bishops say

March 23, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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St. Louis, Mo., Mar 23, 2023 / 14:50 pm (CNA).
The U.S. bishops’ doctrine committee on Thursday issued a statement reiterating the Church’s preference for burial of the deceased and stating that newer metho… […]

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Chicago Catholics bury the remains of indigent adults and unborn babies in annual ceremony

November 1, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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Denver, Colo., Nov 1, 2022 / 15:10 pm (CNA).
The remains of over 200 people were blessed and laid to rest in a Catholic cemetery in Chicago last week, continuing a tradition that brings together clergy, civic leaders, funera… […]

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‘To dust you shall return,’ but human composting? California bishops raise objections

September 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

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St. Louis, Mo., Sep 20, 2022 / 13:33 pm (CNA).
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed a bill into law that will allow the composting of human remains — a bill that the state’s Catholic Conference had opposed.The proce… […]

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Catholic woman may receive settlement over her son’s cremation

May 31, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Denver Newsroom, May 31, 2022 / 14:20 pm (CNA).
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 n… […]

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Bishop Deeley presides at outdoor prayer service for unclaimed remains in South Portland

November 30, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Bishop Robert Deeley leads a committal of unclaimed cremated remains at the Old Cemetery at Calvary in South Portland, Maine, Nov. 22, 2021. / Diocese of Portland

Portland, Maine, Nov 30, 2021 / 14:01 pm (CNA).
In view of the tombstones and dam… […]

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‘No more coffins piled up’: Palermo archbishop laments lack of burial space

November 3, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Palermo’s Santa Maria dei Rotoli cemetery, seen from Mount Pellegrino. / Amelie56 via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Rome Newsroom, Nov 3, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
As the Catholic archbishop of Palermo paid a visit to the Sicilian city’s largest cemete… […]

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