Instruction Ad resurgendum cum Christo regarding the Burial of the Deceased and the Conservation of the Ashes in the Case of Cremation

Since the first days of the church, burying the dead has been a work of mercy and an act of reverence for the dignity of the human person. Though the previous prohibition on cremation has been loosened in recent years, the CDF outlines in this text the manner in which cremated remains can be properly laid to rest.