CANA Membership Elects Leaders at Annual Meeting
WHEELING, IL— In September 2024, members of the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) attending the Annual Meeting at the 106th Annual Cremation Convention in Chicago re-elected two...
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South Carolina Gets Tough on Deathcare; Should Other States Follow Suit?
Unlike most other industries, deathcare doesn’t like the spotlight. Why? Because it seems the press hardly ever presents a friendly focus on all the good to be found...
Deathcare Professionals are Sharing Their Personal Parting Stone Stories
In its first five years of existence, Parting Stone has gone from an awe-inspiring idea to a spunky startup to a thriving global phenomenon. Since its start in...
Eating Cremated Human Remains: Recent Reports Raise Lots of Questions
One of the reasons South Park fans love the raunchy adult-themed cartoon is because the scenarios portrayed are outrageous, offensive, and unrealistic … and funny. Take the 2002...
New Vatican Proclamation on Cremains Opens Up Options for Catholic Families
On Tuesday, December 12, the Vatican announced important changes to its instructions regarding the handling of human cremains. The update allows “a minimal part of the ashes” to...
Built to Last: How to Breathe New Life into Cemeteries – Free Webinar When Cemeteries Lean Into Cremation, Consumers Win
WHEELING, IL—Nearly 26% of U.S. households have human cremated remains in their homes according to the Cremation Association of North America’s 2022 Cremation Memorialization Research. That’s 21.9 million...
Increasing Permanent Memorialization for Cremation Families
Breathing New Life into Cemeteries at CANA’s 105th Convention WHEELING, IL— How do we guide families to find permanent placement in cemeteries for the cremated remains they currently...