The Catechism of the Catholic Church was released in 1992 after years of development. It has helped generations of Catholics to deepen their understanding of their Christian faith. But those who want ...

In catechisms, as in prisons, there are no insignificant sentences. Every word of these handbooks is meant to clearly express the fundamentals of the faith. The Catholic Church, especially, places ...

Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, with Pope Francis at a gathering marking the 25th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church ...

What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on "Purgatory:" 1031. "The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of ...

Catholic theologian Edward Sri was still a young graduate student when the second edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church debuted in America in the 1990s. “I remember the day it was released; ...

The Vatican has approved the U.S. bishops' 2008 decision to change a sentence in the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults that called God's covenant with the Jewish people "eternally valid for ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...

Judging by their attitudes to Yes voters in the referendum, it is clear some priests, and perhaps even a bishop, need to consult the Cathechism of the Catholic Church and documents of the Second ...

If you hang in traditional Catholic circles long enough, sooner or later you’ll hear the story of the Catholic origin of the “12 Days of Christmas.” Here is how Father Hal Stockert, who popularized ...