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2 Ιουλ 2017 · Catholic Church has lots of experience in the art of dying well. In the 14th century, approximately one third of the population of Europe - or anywhere from 75 million to 200 million people - was wiped out due to what became known as the Black Death.
3 Οκτ 2024 · A long-forgotten and beautiful Catholic tradition is the “ars moriendi,” which means “the art of dying.” It included methods of preparing for a holy death, and it emphasized making the sick person the center of attention, surrounded by family, friends, health care providers and the priest.
What is the Church teaching on what happens after our earthly bodies die? Are we dead until Judgment Day or do we go directly to heaven, hell, or purgatory?
7 Νοε 2016 · This is a reality we all face. But the question of what to do with the body after death remains. May we cremate it? If so, may we scatter the ashes or must we preserve them? May we donate the body to science? Such questions weigh heavy on the minds and hearts of many who contact Catholic Answers.
Organized into spiritual, medical, funeral, legal, and grief categories, all posts explore the Catholic Church's answers on death, dying, and everlasting life.
Question: What is the Church’s teaching’s on the prolonging of life when the body is at it’s natural end? Answer: In short, the Church teaches that extraordinary measures need not be taken to keep someone alive, e.g., the use of a ventilator when a person’s breathing system is shutting down.
Beliefs and rituals about death, about burial or other forms of disposition of dead bodies, about the purpose of death and what happens to us after we die, and about the relationship between the living and the dead have been central to every major cultural and religious tradition in history.
