Today’s Gospel is the Parable of Lazarus (or Dives) and the rich man. The parable is about two people: a rich man and a poor man. The rich man “dressed in purple garments” (a sign of wealth) and ...

Envisioning hell as a dungeon of fire with Satan dancing around seems too bizarre, impossible and ungodly, to many men and women. “After all,” many people think, “why would a loving God create such a ...

Many people underestimate the reality of hell and the possibility they may end up there, pastor and author Monsignor Charles Pope said. He said 21 of the 38 parables in the Gospels are about hell ...

The Cambridge Dictionary describes “hell” as: "in some religions, the place where some people are believed to go after death to be punished forever for the bad things they have done during their lives ...

He descended into Hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into Heaven. In unequivocal terms, the traditional Apostles’ Creed sums up one of the central mysteries of Christianity: ...

People often ask if Judaism has a concept of Heaven and Hell. While there are certainly Jewish theologies regarding the afterlife, we typically don’t emphasize the hereafter. That said …. I recently ...

Catechumen Jennifer Giaramita is anointed by Auxiliary Bishop Robert J. Coyle of Rockville Centre, N.Y., pastor at Good Shepherd Church in Holbrook, N.Y., as she receives the sacrament of confirmation ...

The U.S. Secret Service spotted the hunter's stand high in a tree near Palm Beach International Airport. It's possible that it could be used to shoot invasive wildlife. Then again, this potential ...

Jon Kalman Stefansson’s novel “Heaven and Hell” recounts a 19th-century fishing trip and its aftermath. By John Self John Self is a book critic whose writing has appeared in The Guardian, The ...