Cremation overtakes burial as people rethink death, cost and tradition

A generation ago, burial was the default and cremation the exception. Today, the roles are rapidly reversing. By 2035, 80% of ...
Daily Express

Direct cremation: What is direct cremation? How has coronavirus changed funerals?

12:32, Mon, Apr 20, 2020 Updated: 12:33, Mon, Apr 20, 2020 Direct cremation is seen as a means by which families can attempt to undertake funerals without breaching the lockdown restriction rules and ...
Reuters

Fact Check: Alkaline hydrolysis, or liquid cremation, does not mean human remains are ‘fed to the living'

Alkaline hydrolysis is a form of flameless cremation where a human body can be liquified and turned into wastewater after death. An online video on alkaline hydrolysis is spurring claims that human ...
National Catholic Register

New Vatican Instruction: Cremation Allowed But Strict Conditions Apply

The Church allows cremation but ashes must be kept in a sacred place, cannot be divided between family members, nor can they be scattered in the air, on land, or at sea, or preserved in jewelry, the ...