Tag: cemeteries
Remembering ‘lost souls’: Utah Catholic cemetery works to uncover forgotten graves
SALT LAKE CITY -- In the historical area of Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a wide swath of grass unmarked by headstones.
The ground beneath...
Proper disposition of a cremated body is important
Last year the parishes in the Diocese of Wilmington recorded 1,681 funerals with 417 of these being for cremated bodies. Of the 417 cremations,...
Cardinal Wuerl blesses cemetery plaques honoring memory, legacy of slaves
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON -- Saying the time had come to "right a wrong," Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl blessed and dedicated commemorative bronze plaques honoring...