Not only is there a biblical basis for the teaching on purgatory, but the teaching also makes sense based on the promises contained in Scripture to those who have been called to be saints.

We Americans admire people who do the big things. The ones who win the most Super Bowls, run the largest corporations, gross the most at the box office. We Catholics like our saints big as well — ...

This picture taken on October 26, 2019, shows Thai Catholics of Vietnamese descent praying to a statue of the Virgin Mary at the Phra Mae Prachak Church in the central Thai province of Suphan Buri, ...

From time to time we see Catholic writers commenting on the lives of recently passed persons, and other times sharing insights from those who are still living, and neither of which might be Catholic.

All Saints' Day remembers and celebrates all saints, known and unknown. Catholics also observe All Souls' Day, honoring the ...

As Christians, we are called to constantly pursue a life of prayer, which is a vital and personal relationship with the living and true God. This is a call that is done personally, but also within the ...

The historic Christian practice of asking our departed brothers and sisters in Christ, the saints for their intercession has come under attack in the last few hundred years. Though the practice dates ...

This is in reaction to a religious advertisement titled “Worshipping God in Spirit and in Truth” (Page A3, 6/4/15). Since it adverted unfavorably to some Catholic practices, allow me, as a Catholic, ...

Christians are never alone in prayer but instead are accompanied by myriad saints who protect them and seek God's intercession, Pope Francis said. Whenever men or women open their hearts to God, they ...

In Catholic communities across southeast Louisiana, All Saints Day is a sacred time of remembrance and reflection. Each Nov.