Yes. The preference is for the body to be present but they can have a memorial mass (no body present) with cremains present for the mass. However, In the Catholic faith, the cremains should be placed in consecrated ground.
Yes. The preference is for the body to be present but they can have a memorial mass (no body present) with cremains present for the mass. However, In the Catholic faith, the cremains should be placed in consecrated ground.