The story was instrumental in shifting Western European perceptions of purgatory, transforming it from a mere idea into a real physical location.

Decluttering is more difficult when you aren't sure if you should get rid of something. Instead of agonizing about whether ...

1 Peter 1:7 Another commonly misunderstood teaching of the Church concerns Purgatory. Purgatory is not a second-chance for damned souls to repent. Instead it is a state of cleansing and ...

What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on "Purgatory:" 1031. "The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment ...