Lab-grown diamonds made with cremation ashes are just one way people ... move so much,” said Gina Murphy, who combines ashes and resin in a patented process for her Close By Me jewelry line.

This is where memorial jewellery that encapsulates the ashes in resin, becomes more than just an accessory—it becomes a personal tribute, enabling the person to feel close to their loved ones.

The Catholic Church once did not permit cremation but now allows it, emphasizing that it is one’s soul, not physical body, that is immortal. Still, Catholic guidelines say ashes should be kept ...

Today, practicing Catholics are allowed to choose cremation; however, the church still wants a ceremony and for the ashes to be buried, not scattered. Changes in overall religious attitudes have ...

only do a partial cremation or (b) add outside carbon from other sources to the ashes,” the report concludes. “They cannot guarantee any of the loved one’s carbon is in the cremation or ...

After that, the remaining bone fragments are then pulverized into a fine powder — ashes — that can be placed into an urn. The Cremation Association of North America said this process is more ...