By Gina Christian OSV News Two new alternatives to burial and cremation fail to comply with the Catholic Church’s teaching on respect for the bodies of the dead, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Doctrine said. In a March 23 statement, the committee said it had evaluated human composting and alkaline hydrolysis, […]
POPE BENEDICT XVI |1927-2022
‘A simple, humble laborer in the vineyard of the Lord’ is laid to rest By Maria Wiering OSV News “Lord, I love you.” For many who knew him or studied his works, Pope Benedict XVI’s final words before his death Dec. 31 encapsulated the message of his papacy, and even his life. “That ‘Jesus, I […]