Q: Please explain what an indulgence is and how it can reduce or eliminate the time a soul must spend in purgatory. A: Indulgences are perhaps one of the more misunderstood parts of Catholic practi ...

For centuries, the Catholic Church widely observed All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1) as an octave, extending the holy celebration to ...

Luther's stand was right, important, and necessary. It took courage. He was an imperfect person, and I disagree with some of the things he said and did, but his fight was good and worthy of ...

2 Cor. 2:6-7 Indulgences rank among the most poorly understood blessings of the Catholic Church. An indulgence is not permission from the Church to indulge in sin. It is not being indulgent with ...

To understand the Reformation and its lasting influence, we have to imagine a very different world from our own. For one ...

Protestant beliefs sprang from this initial outspoken dissension against the Roman Catholic Church's practices of indulgence sales and clerical celibacy, as well as the Catholic concept of ...

From construction, to crowds, and an increased tourist tax, locals share what travelers should know ahead of the Jubilee next ...

The 30-second ad shows clips of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence performing while soundbites accuse the group of dressing "in lewd imitation of Roman Catholic nuns that intentionally mock and ...

His criticism led to a split with the Roman Catholic Church and ... Wittenberg Stadtkirche Luther challenged the Catholic clerics' practice of selling "indulgences" to worshippers Eventually ...

“The sisters are men who dress in lewd imitation of Roman Catholic nuns that ... condemn” the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, calling it an “anti-Catholic hate group.” ...