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January 22, 2017

The ecology of burial: Choices reflect beliefs about life after death

Raoul Bretzel and Anna Citelli set up a sample biodegradable burial pod developed by their company, Capsula Mundi, at their design studio in Rome Oct. 11. Recent Vatican guidelines on cremation and burial address the growing trend of "green burials."

VATICAN CITY – In a craftsman's workshop on the edge of Rome's Campo Verano cemetery, two designers are working to revive what they see as a dying art: burial.

Published in Faith