Nor, evidently, was it Francis’. When Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died on Dec. 31, 2022, at age 95, the Register took note of what a “happy” and holy death he’d had: He had ample time to ...

The early church believed that after his death Christ descended into hell in ... who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified ...

Acharei Mot, means, after death. And Kedoshim means, they are holy. Put the two together and you get, after one’s death, he becomes holy. Sometimes the greatness of a person is not realized ...