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Chicago archdiocese introduces ‘green’ burial sites
August 30, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: The Archdiocese of Chicago is introducing “natural” burial plots in a section of St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery in Palatine, Illinois.
The new section, dedicated to St. Kateri Tekakwitha, will allow for the use of biodegradable caskets and burial without chemical embalming. This option responds to “a growing environmental consciousness among Americans,” the archdiocese said.
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