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The Jubilee Indulgence

The Holy Father explained the indulgence for the extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy in the following letter.

What Was He Most 'Ecstatic' About?

Who are the least fortunate of all humanity? Father Dan Cambra explains.

How to Be a Living Sacrifice for the Dead

"We need to put our prayers into action," Fr. Dan Cambra, MIC, told more than 100 people at the fourth annual Mercy for Souls Conference.

'They Suffer Unbearably'

Blessed Stanislaus Papczyński, pray for us and for all our beloved dead!

It's a Work of Mercy

The Church dedicates November to remembering the Holy Souls in Purgatory. So what are we supposed to do about it?

Mercy for Souls Conference 2013

Father Dan Cambra, MIC, delivers the homily at the Mercy for Souls Conference on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013.

Mercy for Souls

"With each beat of our hearts, we should offer a prayer to Christ for our family tree," says Fr. Dan Cambra, MIC.

All Packed Up and Nowhere to Go?

Father Dan has a suggestion: With some wheels and some prayer, how about paying a visit to the Holy Souls in Purgatory?

Snow Couldn't Stop Them

More than a foot of snow in a rare October storm didn't keep pilgrims from attending the first Mercy for Souls Conference.

Marian Inspirations in Bringing help to Poor Souls in Purgatory

Speech given by Fr. Janusz Kumala, MIC at the 11th International Conference of the AMH in Licheń, Poland, May 18-21, 2009

Lest We Forget

Marians have added a reminder at the chapel door about those in most need of our prayers.

Part 4: What's So Painful About Purgatory?

Many saints testify that the deepest suffering of the souls in purgatory comes from longing for union with God.

Part 3: Are the Fires of Purgatory Real Fires?

Also, how are we to understand "temporal" and "eternal" punishment that is due to sin?

Part 2: The Mystery of Purgatory

The doctrine of purgatory is "common ground" between the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodoxy. So where does the trouble begin?

Part 1: Proof of Purgatory? Look No Further

This four-part series was prompted not so much by a question as by a challenge.

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