If the trailer is to be believed, Napoleon, the upcoming movie from Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix, will be the story of a bad boy and his bad girl. Rather than the leader of a motorcycle ...

Is it okay for Christians to celebrate days like Halloween or Christmas, which aren’t specifically commanded in the Bible? Some Christian groups claim that it’s not. For instance, 119 Ministries, a ...

Lately, we’ve had many occasions to think about the sin of scandal. Whether certain high-profile Catholics and members of the hierarchy have truly been guilty of scandal or whether the media have just ...

that together we might build a better tomorrow. Amen. This prayer comes from an article called “An LGBTQ Catholic guide to the Mass: Praying the Confiteor,” authored by Ariell Watson Simon, who ...

I recently watched a debate that took place between a Catholic and an Orthodox on the topic of purgatory. I observed the Orthodox caricaturize the Catholic view of purgatory, only to later describe ...

The Church has long set aside the entire month of May to honor Mary. According to this article, one reason was because in ancient Greece (remember, the Church went to Greece in its earliest apostolic ...

The best way to grow deeper in your understanding of the Catholic faith? Asking questions! Our Q&A articles are a simple way to learn the truth of Catholicism.

A lot of people have misconceptions about the Catholic Church. Catholic Answers is a media ministry that answers questions about what the Church really teaches. We are the largest organization of our ...

Discernment of Spirits.—All moral conduct may be summed up in the rule: avoid evil and do good. In the language of Christian asceticism, spirits, in the broad sense, is the term applied to certain ...

Catholic Answers is pleased to provide this unabridged entry from the original Catholic Encyclopedia, published between 1907 and 1912. It is a valuable resource for subjects related to theology, ...

The original Catholic Encyclopedia contains more than 10,000 entries on subjects related to Catholic interests, history, and doctrine. You’ll find the Catholic Answers online edition to be faithful to ...

Catholic Answers is pleased to provide this unabridged entry from the original Catholic Encyclopedia, published between 1907 and 1912. It is a valuable resource for subjects related to theology, ...