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 ...
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 ...
Lexington Herald Leader

More Kentuckians are choosing cremation over burial, but not in rural areas. Here’s why

The rate of cremation in Kentucky increased from 12.3% in 2011 to 40.3% last year for reasons that include price and changes in religious identity. Kenneth Earl Wilson, who had worked at a bank and in ...