This article originally appeared at the Register on Nov. 7, 2016. “I hope the Chicago Cubs win the World Series at last this year”—anyone who said that has seen his hopes fulfilled in 2016. Any ...

Admit it: You (and I) began this month of November praying for all departed souls in purgatory. And then, we seemed to have trailed off a bit. (I know that I have. Mea culpa!) However, it is never too ...

After an October full of activity due to the Synod on Synodality, in November Pope Francis will once again mark the beginning of the month of the dead with special prayers and Masses for All Saints’ ...

According to Réginald Marie Garrigou-Lagrange OP (1877–1964), this is a place where almost all souls go for cleansing and mercy. The French Catholic theologian says, "Souls that completely escape all ...

The Vatican has extended the availability of certain plenary indulgences for the souls in Purgatory, amid concerns about avoiding large gatherings of people in churches or cemeteries and including ...

Women are pictured in a file photo praying on All Souls' Day at a cemetery in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic response measures restrict most gatherings, the Vatican has ...