afterlife beyond anything we can imagine. Going further: Article “The Catholic Church and Near-Death Experiences” More information: Books Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to [...] Raymond A. Moody Jr. (Mockingbird Books, 1975) Imagine Heaven: Near-Death Experiences, God's Promises, and the Exhilarating Future That Awaits You, by John Burke (Baker Books, 2015) Online videos Dr Gloria [...] Near-death experiences (NDEs) confirm Catholic doctrine on the Four Last Things Near-death experiences (NDE) of people considered clinically dead, who come back to life from the edge of definitive death

demonstrating their authenticity. " (The Tomb of St. Peter: The New Discoveries in the Sacred Grottoes of the Vatican, Hawthorn Books January 1, 1960). In this case, as with others long-standing traditions [...] the wild theories claiming that Christian beliefs were a late invention and did not originate in the 1st century. The archaeological discoveries beneath St. Peter's Basilica confirm the martyrdom of St. Peter [...] this time! Going further: The Tomb of St. Peter: The New Discoveries in the Sacred Grottoes of the Vatican by Margherita Guarducci, Hawthorn Books (January 1, 1960) More information: The Bones of St Peter

nineteenth century . Two books contributed to this belief: John William Draper's History of the Conflict between Religion and Science (1874) and Andrew Dickson White's A History of the Warfare of Science [...] describes so well in his book Return of the God Hypothesis: " The Draper-White thesis has been widely used in popular science writings by the media and in works on the history of science ", so much so [...] Revolution. In fact, as Frédéric Guillaud reminds us in his latest book Et si c'était vrai , on page 35: " Anyone who looks closely at the history of Galileo's trial will realise that it had more to do with a

Europe. The life and work of Saint Benedict, who is venerated by Catholics and Orthodox alike, represent a major turning point in the history of Christianity. Saint Benedict delivering his Rule to Saint Maur [...] and retired lifestyle. Pope Gregory I recounted the life and miracles performed by Saint Benedict in Book II of The Dialogues . This work was written in 592, barely fifty years after the saint's death, when [...] rule for his monks, both excellent for discretion and also eloquent for its style. " (Dialogues , book II, chap. 36). The Rule of Saint Benedict, even though it isn't the first or the last monastic rule

works of Maria Valtorta. In the introduction to this book, he writes: " The Mariology that emerges from Maria Valtorta's writings was a real discovery for me. No other Marian writing, not even the sum of [...] world literature. Summary: How should we approach Maria Valtorta's visions? The Catechism of the Catholic Church and the 2008 Synod of Bishops on the Word of God stress the importance of making a clear [...] to help the faithful " live more fully by [Christ's definitive Revelation] in a certain period of history " without improving or completing it (CCC § 67). In fact, " even if Revelation is already complete

the teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992) and of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), as well as that of the twenty previous councils in history: "The Lord made Simon alone, whom he [...] Peter's rank and authority among the twelve apostles, and that of his successors at the head of the Catholic Church, have biblical, historical and archaeological bases. Saint Pierre par Giovanni Bellini, vers [...] the election of the apostle Matthias. Far from being an after-the-fact addition or an apocryphal invention, Jesus' words establishing Peter's primacy ( "You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church"

mother of Christ. He is one of the great saints who clearly understood the place of Mary in the history of salvation following in the footsteps of Bernard of Clairvaux, John Eudes and Louis de Montfort [...] Immaculatae (Army of the Immaculate One), to work for the conversion of sinners and enemies of the Catholic Church, specifically the Freemasons, through the intercession of the Virgin Mary. Their aim was [...] India, to found another monastery. In 1935, Fr. Maximilian returned to Poland. His apostolate was inventive : he used fervent, persuasive words; the distribution of thousands of miraculous medals; the press

education and definitely not acquainted with books. Even supposing that someone had introduced him to sacred iconography, it is hard to see how he could have invented the detailed description of his vision, [...] growth of the shrine was extraordinarily rapid, proving that the local population, as well as the civil and ecclesiastical authorities were convinced of its authenticity and that Jean's account was credible [...] mother Anne of Austria were visiting Cotignac, a rare apparition of Saint Joseph , along with the discovery of a miraculous spring not far from the shrine, added to the spiritual importance of the site. Despite

apart from other religions throughout history. The expectation of the fulfillment of the times had become so strong and precise, in this particular period of history, that there were more than a hundred [...] we now call "the first after Jesus Christ". 1. Tacitus writes in Histories : " Most were convinced that it was written in the ancient books of the priests that, towards these times, the East would grow in [...] must we wait for another? " ( Lk 7:19 ). The anticipation had become so strong in this period of history that historians have identified dozens of candidate Messiahs (cf. Vittorio Messori, Hypothèses sur

recognition is unique in the history of Christianity. The cultural imprint left by the apparition to this day rules out the idea of a childish fiction or a lie: famous literary Catholic figures such as Veuillot [...] widespread habit of blasphemy. The words of the Virgin denouncing these behaviours could not have been invented by the children: they did not have the education and perspective to understand the religious landscape [...] religious art or literature before the apparition. The local clergy and population had zero motive for inventing a fable. Far from arousing unanimous enthusiasm, the words of the apparition denouncing the lack