Let's start by reviewing what the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1030-1032) teaches about Purgatory: Despite this clear doctrine, some people still claim that “we suffer our Purgatory only in this ...

Editor's note: Eugene Cullen Kennedy, who died June 3, 2015, was one of the most prolific and insightful observers of the Catholic Church in the modern era. Following is the first of two pieces on the ...

Is it the case, as some spiritual writers suggest, that the least pains in purgatory surpass the greatest earthly suffering? Or, as others propose, that the joys of purgatory surpass the greatest ...

Q: You said, "Christianity accepted this Jewish view of the afterlife but over time elaborated on the idea of hell to contain elements of purgatory." This is not the first time I have written to ...

Catechumens hold candles during the Easter Vigil March 31 at St. Hugh of Lincoln Church in Huntington Station, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) I was supposed to enter into full communion with the ...

It’s weird to be back in the Our Lady of La Salette parish center after all this time. It reminds me of pancake breakfasts and Sunday school and construction paper and dumb icebreakers at confirmation ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Although the United States left Afghanistan at the end of August, it left behind thousands still affected by the resulting turmoil. Among them is an Afghan Catholic family of five.

We take a look at what the Catholic saints and theologians have to say about the afterlife. According to Réginald Marie Garrigou-Lagrange OP (1877–1964), this is a place where almost all souls go for ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook It”s weird to be back in the Our Lady of La Salette parish center after all this time. It reminds ...