956. The intercession of the saints.  “Being more closely united to Christ, those who dwell in heaven fix the whole Church more firmly in holiness.... They do not cease to intercede with ...

Adoration of the saints has never been nor will ever be part of Catholic teaching or prayer. We venerate the saints. Veneration is the honor due to the excellence or achievement of a created person.

Amid the windswept ruins of Norway’s first monastery, Selja stirs once more with prayer and the quiet rebirth of a Benedictine vision.

As the world mocks a moment of public scandal, Catholics are called to look deeper: What does our faith say about sin and death, judgment and mercy, and the reality of heaven and hell?