In an era of increasing environmental consciousness, the practice of “green burials” is growing in popularity — including at numerous Catholic cemeteries throughout the United States. The funeral and ...

A new company called Transcend is pioneering tree burial, a green burial process wherein the body fuels the growth of a new tree. Transcend is pioneering “tree burial,” whereby a body is buried in ...

Francisco Rivero proudly shows off a large stainless steel pod in the middle of a cavernous concrete room. He unlatches its heavy vault door, swinging it open slowly to reveal an inner chamber just ...