VATICAN CITY, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- The Vatican announced Tuesday that the ashes of cremated Catholics must be stored in a cemetery or other consecrated placed and not at home.
The ruling from the Vatican's doctrinal office in Rome forbids ashes to be kept in urns in private homes, as well as the scattering of ashes or dividing the cremated remains among family members. They also may not "be preserved in mementos, pieces of jewelry or other objects."