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In Catholic teaching, mortal death is understood to be a direct result of the choices of Adam and Eve (in Eden) and the resulting doctrine of original sin.

In Roman Catholicism, purgatory is a place of purification, which the deceased visit (after the time of their death and prior to their entrance into heaven).

The Catholic Church does not teach its members to worship the Virgin Mary. Catholics are, however, encouraged to venerate Mary, to honor her with reverence and devotion.

What Are Miraculous Medals? Shutterstock.com The Miraculous Medal is a particular saints’ medal that represents the Virgin Mary in accordance with her appearance to Saint Catherine Laboure in France in the early 19 th century. According to Laboure’s testimony, the Virgin Mary appeared to her and instructed her to make a medal with her image on it and promised special graces to those who wore it. The Miraculous Medal falls—along with other saints’ medals, relics, particular practices and...

Do Catholics Have Their Own Bible? The Catholic Bible and the Protestant Bible are nearly identical. All of the books of the Protestant Bible are in the Catholic Bible, both the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and the New Testament. The Catholic Bible also includes, however, another seven books that Protestants do not consider inspired. These books include Tobit, Judith, First Maccabees, Second Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach (also called Ecclesiasticus), and Baruch. There are also extended supplem...

The practice of Catholic confession can be a mystery to people outside the Roman Catholic Church. While most can understand the feelings of guilt or shame that can come with bad behavior, they cannot understand how or why telling a priest about this would be necessary or helpful. Christians outside of the Roman Catholic Church find private confession directly to God more logical and meaningful. The first way to explore this is to understand what the Church teaches about sin, which is something...