Catholics pray for the souls of the dead, rooted in scripture and tradition, to help them attain the beatific vision.

Members of the local Church may wish to join the family in a vigil of prayer ... dead, and is now seated at the right hand of the Father? R. I do. V. Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy ...

So that the genuineness of your faith, more precious than gold which though perishable is tested by fire... 1 Peter 1:7 Another commonly misunderstood teaching of the Church concerns Purgatory.

When a person dies the Catholic Church teaches that they face individual judgement, and where they end up will depend on how they have lived their life. Offering a Mass for the dead is praying for ...

The Kennedy family is in mourning on Thursday following the death of Ethel Kennedy, the wife of U.S. Senator Robert F.

Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos is not "Mexican Halloween." To celebrate, people make an ofrenda (altar) and eat candy ...

Tito Edwards Tito Edwards manages Catholic websites for the new evangelization that Pope John Paul II and then Pope Benedict XVI asked for in the third millennium. After a lifetime of living a ...

Tito Edwards Tito Edwards manages Catholic websites for the new evangelization that Pope John Paul II and then Pope Benedict XVI asked for in the third millennium. After a lifetime of living a ...

As a general rule, Methodists don’t practice what I think this question means by “veneration of the dead.” We remember our lost loved ones with love, celebrate their new home in heaven with ...

A Catholic priest asked Pennsylvania rally attendees to pray for Donald Trump just moments ... but "fine" and the gunman and ...

The Roman Catholic priesthood likewise ... The other occupations of the Lamas are to recite prayers and perform ceremonies to shorten the punishment of the dead and protect the living from the ...

In a letter on the anniversary of the October 7 attacks in the Middle East, Pope Francis calls for an end to conflict and a ...