Vatican Issues Guidance on Cremation Regarding Keeping Ashes | EWTN News Nightly

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The Vatican issued guidance earlier this week regarding cremation. It is now permissible in some cases for the faithful to keep a small portion of a loved one's ashes in a personal place of significance. The ashes may be kept only if the family rejects "every type of pantheistic, naturalistic or nihilistic misunderstanding." President of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception & Moral Theologian, Fr. Thomas Petri, joins to share why cremation was considered a problem for the Catholic Church and what has since changed to allow it. One tradition around cremation is to scatter a loved one's ashes. Fr. Petri tells us why the Catholic Church is against this practice. He discusses what he makes of these new guidelines and what is meant by a "place of personal significance." Fr. Petri explains what he would tell someone who asks for advice on this issue. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf

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