Vatican: Don't Scatter Cremation Ashes, And Don't Keep Them At Home : The Two-Way New guidelines from the Roman Catholic Church note that the practice of cremation is increasing and recommend that ...

Cremation is OK for Catholics, but don't keep those ashes on the mantel or scatter them in the ocean. And don't put them in jewelry, either. The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the ...

The Vatican announced Tuesday that Catholics may be cremated but should not have their ashes scattered at sea or kept in urns at home. According to new guidelines from the Vatican’s doctrinal ...

Pope Francis at the Vatican. AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON — For much of the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year-long existence, bodies of the faithful were destined for cemetery plots or mausoleum tombs.

She is, by her admission, a bit of a Pollyanna, at times as bubbly and effervescent as the jewelry she designs and sells. But this Pollyanna, Sue Ellen Allen of Tempe, Ariz., is more than a simple ...

The Vatican Softens Its Rules for Catholics on Keeping Ashes of the Dead. 3 minute read. ... nor may they be preserved in mementos, pieces of jewelry or other objects.” ...

Queen Letizia wore a very traditional black dress, paired with a matching lace mantilla. For her jewelry—discreet and understated—she chose her Australian pearl earrings, which can be ...