Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

Depicted: Queen Elizabeth, mounted on a mule, preventing a civil war in 1323, on the field of Alvalade (‘St. Elizabeth of ...

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by ...

[Luke 3:16] According to the Spanish mystic, St. John of the Cross, the fire of Purgatory is God's Love purifying our soul in preparation for the final beatific vision - the heavenly union with God.