All Souls Day

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, also known as All Souls Day, is a holy day devoted to remembering deceased loved ones and...

Praying for the Dead

Although the souls of the faithful departed are separated from their bodies, they continue to exist as part of the Communion of Saints who...

All Souls Day

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, also known as All Souls Day, is a holy day devoted to remembering deceased loved ones and...

The Communion of Saints

In the Apostle’s Creed, Catholics profess their belief in the Communion of Saints, an eternal spiritual union between all Christians in Heaven, in Purgatory,...

Ghosts and Spirits

There is no official Church teaching about the existence of ghosts but belief in them is consistent with what the Catholic Church teaches about the immortality...

All Souls Day

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, also known as All Souls Day, is a holy day devoted to remembering deceased loved ones and...

Purgatory

The souls of the dead who are in God’s grace but in need of final purification go through a state called Purgatory. By his...

Death, Judgement, Heaven, and Hell

At the end of human life, everyone will experience death, judgement, and eternity in either Heaven or Hell. These are known as the four...

All Souls Day

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, also known as All Souls Day, is a holy day devoted to remembering deceased loved ones and...

Indulgences

The practice of obtaining indulgences is an often misunderstood teaching of the Catholic Church. Even after a sin is forgiven and the eternal punishment...