Tag 'life and death'

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen appears before parishioners on Good Friday, April 13, 1979, at New York's St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church. He died Dec. 9, 1979.

Venerable Fulton J. Sheen’s Last Day

COMMENTARY: ‘I want to see the Lord. I have spent hours before Him in the Blessed Sacrament. … [N]ow I want to see Him face-to-face.’

Donald DeMarco Commentaries February 25, 2023 16

Make Time to Ponder the Last Things

User’s Guide to Sunday, Nov. 13

Msgr. Charles Pope Sunday Guide November 11, 2022 2

Pope Francis during the weekly general audience in Paul VI Hall at Vatican City

‘Our Destination is Heaven:’ Pope Francis Speaks About Death

The Pope gave his weekly public audience in the Paul VI hall, where he noted that it would be his final catechesis on the theme of old age.

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican August 24, 2022 0

A trio of books illustrate how Catholic writers are addressing the perennial battle between good vs. evil.

Meet the ‘Catholic Gothic Club’

Three Catholic writers encounter vampires.

K.V. Turley Books December 27, 2021 0

Francisco Goya, “The Death of Saint Joseph,” 1787

The Art of Dying and Eternal Happiness

COMMENTARY: The National Catholic Bioethics Center has just released a new edition of 'Ars Moriendi' by Dominican Brother Columba Thomas, a medical doctor.

R. Jared Staudt Commentaries November 1, 2021 1

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI celebrates his 90th birthday (April 16) with Bavarian delegates in Vatican City on April 17, 2017. Also in attendance was Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, Benedict's 93-year-old brother, and Archbishop George Gänswein.

Benedict XVI is ‘Full of Zest for Life,’ Says Archbishop Gänswein

“The art of dying well, that is, ars moriendi, is part of the Christian life. Pope Benedict has been doing that for many years,” Archbishop Gänswein said.

CNA Staff Vatican October 21, 2021 7