A Catholic perspective on ghost stories reveals why some apparitions may be souls in Purgatory — and why the Church urges us to pray for them.

In his message, the Holy Father decried how obsession with efficiency, materialism, ambition, and self-centeredness has created a culture of loneliness and indifference in wealthy nations.

“The average survival rate is three years, but as my oncologist says, ‘miracles do happen ... two weeks — and spending more time in prayer each day. “I wake every day in a posture ...

A Needham family’s prayers have been answered during the fourth round of ... but they didn’t know he was alive until they watched the exchange live. “Today was a miracle,” said Greenberg. “All I ...

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

according to the good pleasure of Thy Holy Will.