Earlier this year, the state of New York legalized human composting. This procedure, also called “natural organic reduction,” is considered a “green” method of burial, and is already legal in Washington, Oregon, Vermont, Colorado, and California. A recent
New York Times
article argued that composting should be the default American “death care.” The author, Caitlin Doughty, makes the case for becoming nutrient-rich soil when we die—soil that can then be used to shade the salmon streams of the Pacific Northwest or grow a tree in the backyard of a loved one.
POPE FRANCIS TO CONFER NEW LAY MINISTRIES FOR FIRST TIME IN ST. PETER’S BASILICA
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will confer the ministries of catechist, lector, and acolyte upon lay men and
