Past Articles

Last Respects: Emerging Trends in Catholic Funerals

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Publisher: American Catholic
Author: Marion Amberg

Article Excerpts:

Dust to Dust:
…Geographically, the percentage of Catholic cremations varies widely and is closely tied to state trends. Rates are highest in the far western states but substantially lower in the South, where more faithful seem to reverence the traditional funeral and burial…

Lifting the Ban
…In 1997 the rules [...]

What Religions Don't Allow Cremation?

Article: Cremation: a popular end-of-life option
Publication: The Mukilteo Beacon
Author: Jim Miller
Publish Date: October 20, 2009

Article Excerpt:

…Over the past 30 years the cremation rate in the United States has grown by leaps and bounds, jumping from only 6 percent in 1975, to 19 percent in 1995 to nearly 40 percent today. And by 2025, that number [...]