Heaven was a favorite theme of medieval art. But, the TikTok videos also contain fantasies of hell. Those depictions would be enough to frighten anyone — certainly children.

While there is no video evidence for the existence of Heaven and Hell, or for Christ's death and resurrection for that matter, we have something far better; namely, God's Word.

Ask Dr. E: Questions of heaven and hell A man holds a crucifix as he waits for Pope Francis arrival for a mass in Kossuth Lajos Square in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 30, 2023..

A War Over Heaven and Hell© ARTGEN/Alamy An 1808 Illustration by William Blake from his edition of John Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost.’© ARTGEN/Alamy ...

Fortunately, we have today the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which reliably hands on the constant Church teaching about the Four Last Things (death, judgment, heaven and hell).

He descended into Hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into Heaven. In unequivocal terms, the traditional Apostles' Creed sums up one of the central mysteries of ...