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

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 ...

An indulgence, then, does not forgive sin but removes the temporal punishment that would otherwise be experienced in purgatory. In Roman Catholic theology, purgatory is where souls go after death to ...

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 ...

Because of God’s choice and work, believers are in Christ, who is everything we need for salvation, eternal life, and wisdom. Jesus Christ is all we need for everything that matters. And that’s why ...

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 ...

“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.” ...

Luther attacked the sale of indulgences ... blow to the primacy of the Catholic Church. He was excommunicated by the pope and rejected by the Holy Roman emperor Charles V, but he had captured ...