The Church prays for the dead, and this prayer says much about the reality of the Church itself. It says that the Church continues to live in the hope of eternal life. Prayer for the dead is ...

Through the prayers designated for the commendation of the dying, the Church helps to sustain their union with Christ to the Father until it is brought to fulfillment after death.

The Indian Bishops' Conference denounces the arrest of two nuns in Agra on blatantly false charges of “forced conversions”.