Even though not explicitly referred to by name, the Bible does allude to it, especially in terms of purging fire. The word Purgatory is related to the verb - to purge - which means to cleanse or ...

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 ...

Penny Howell Jolly, ROGIER VAN DER WEYDEN'S "PREGNANT" MAGDALENE: ON THE RHETORIC OF DRESS IN THE "DESCENT FROM THE CROSS", Studies in Iconography, Vol. 28 (2007), pp. 209-280 ...

Stateless children are born into a world in which they will face a lifetime of discrimination; their status profoundly affects their ability to learn and grow, and to fulfil their ambitions and dreams ...