Do Catholics believe in ghosts? Absolutely! Ghosts, defined as disembodied, human spirits (as opposed to angels), are one of the ways we know about purgatory (though it is also revealed by God).

Is it the case, as some spiritual writers suggest, that the least pains in purgatory surpass the greatest earthly suffering? Or, as others propose, that the joys of purgatory surpass the greatest ...

Editor’s note: This review contains mentions of suicide. The simultaneous fear and insatiable curiosity about what happens after death fuels art to this day. There are innumerable interpretations of ...