Many of us are familiar with the concepts of heaven and hell, but how about purgatory? What is it, really? Is this some space ...

The horror of the Roman Catholic purgatory, however, should cause serious hesitancy in proposing as a moral equivalent of hell, the suggested temporary purgatory, for the satisfying of a sense of ...

In his book Purgatory, author Michael J. Taylor asks, “Is the concept of purgatory disappearing from Catholic belief and consciousness?” ...

As Catholics, praying for the souls of the dead and souls in purgatory is an important part of our faith. Non-Catholics may find this odd or confusing, as they may believe that once a person has died, ...

More than 100 people gathered for a June 3 lecture by Msgr. Charles Pope, pastor of Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Church in Washington, on the souls in purgatory ...

Before I came into communion with the church, there were a handful of Catholic doctrines I found confusing and, frankly, odd. Purgatory was one of them. I couldn’t understand why anyone would believe ...

By Fr. Thom Hennen Question Box Column Q. Why do we pray for souls in purgatory? A. In moments of exasperation with myself I have sometimes said to God, “If you need me to turn out the lights in ...

I hardly hear purgatory mentioned anymore. I have even heard some Catholics say we do not believe in it since Vatican II. What is the right teaching?

I’m sure you can imagine my surprise, when in the Oct. 29 edition of “Religion Roundtable,” I discovered that a unique question of Catholic doctrine was posed to two protestant ...

Is Purgatory in the Bible? This may well be the most common single question I receive concerning our Catholic Faith whether it be at conferences, via email, snail mail, or any other venue.