Church Did the early Church believe in purgatory?
The Catholic Church has an uninterrupted tradition of belief in a purgatorial state after death.
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Church Sarcelles, a patronage that hits the spot!
In charge of the parish of Sarcelles (Val-d'Oise) since 2019, the Saint-Martin community has opened a patronage there which is experiencing growing…
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Church [HOMILY] What is a priest?
Priest of the Notre-Dame de Tout-Remède parish in Pays de Landerneau, Father Erwan de Kermenguy comments on the readings for the 31st…
Spiritual Pilgrimage of truckers: the legendary entry into the basilica of Vézelay
Traditionally, the Rover branch of the Scouts of Europe meets every year on All Saints' Day during the Vézelay pilgrimage. One of the…
Spiritual When you start to feel gloomy, When you start to feel gloomy, pray to Saint Judas
Do you feel alone and depressed? Address this prayer to Saint Judas (not Judas Iscariot!), better known as Jude or Thaddeus, one of…
Spiritual How false spiritualities distract from God
The recourse to magic and esoteric spiritualities is the symptom of a void that the soul seeks to fill at all costs. Conversely,…
Spiritual The “Hail Joseph” prayer
Many know the "Hail Mary", a universal prayer learned from childhood addressed to the Virgin, but did you know that there was…
Spiritual Benedict XVI prayed to the end to Our Lady of Lourdes
At age 95, the Pope continued to visit the Vatican's Lourdes Grotto to recite the rosary. He had forged a deep connection with…
Spiritual Lourdes: the 18 apparitions of the Virgin to Bernadette
In 1858, the Holy Virgin appeared 18 times to the young Bernadette Soubirous at the Massabielle cave in Lourdes. This July 16, the…
Faith & Culture Bernadette de Lourdes ineligible for the culture pass for non-compliance with the secularism charter?
The show "Bernadette de Lourdes", which retraces the story of Bernadette Soubirous using authentic documents, was refused integration into the collective...