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Vatican eases rules on the ashes of the dead

A view shows the Rome skyline before Pope Francis' weekly general audience at the Vatican, on 23rd September, 2020

Vatican CityReuters A small part of a dead person’s cremated ashes may be stored in a place that was dear to them rather than in a church or cemetery, the Vatican said on Tuesday, softening its previous stance on the issue. In previous guidance from 2016, the Vatican said the ashes must be kept in […]

Tutu remains interred amid call to rename Cape Town airport

South Africa Cape Town Desmond Tutus ashes

Cape Town, South Africa AP The remains of Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, were interred early Sunday during a private family service at the city’s Anglican cathedral.  Archbishop Thabo Makgoba laid a small box containing Tutu’s remains to rest in the floor in front of the high altar […]