#cremation

#cremation

A man threw an explosive device in a courthouse in Santa Maria, resulting in minor injuries and his subsequent arrest. [ more ]

A cat named Ted was mistakenly believed to have died, but returned home after being cremated, challenging the myth of cats having nine lives. [ more ]

The legal battle over Josip Strok's remains culminated in a judge's ruling for cremation and division of ashes. [ more ]

Highgate Cemetery in London is running out of space and has started adding new gravesites at a starting price of £25,000 ($31,700).

The high price tag for a grave near Karl Marx's tomb has been criticized, with many pointing out the irony for the father of communism. [ more ]

The Vatican has softened its rules on the preservation of ashes, allowing Catholic families to keep a minimal part of the ashes in a place of significance to the deceased.

The new instructions also allow the mixing of ashes in a common urn, as long as the identity of each deceased person is marked to preserve their memory. [ more ]