The Church prays for the dead, and this prayer says much about the reality of the Church itself. It says that the Church continues to live in the hope of eternal life. Prayer for the dead is ...

When I was a kid, my brother came home from Catholic summer camp singing a dirge that went like this: “Pray for the dead and ...

Q: What scriptural basis is there for praying for the dead, for their repose, or for praying to the dead, for their ...