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Cardinal Ambongo : "Au delà de la mort, il y a la résurrection"
“Beyond death, resurrection” by Cardinal Ambongo

The Archbishop of Kinshasa, Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, was interviewed by Radio Maria Congo on 12 November 2023. For him, the shrine of Montligeon epitomizes the place where to be in communion with our brothers and sisters who have entered into the great mystery of death.

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Peut-on aller au ciel sans baptême
Can on go to Heaven without being baptised?

« En dehors de l’Église, point de salut ». Cet adage apparaît pour beaucoup, en cette première moitié du XXIᵉ siècle, comme légèrement étroit d’esprit. Pour poser la question autrement : peut-on aller au ciel sans baptême ?

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Au ciel, revoir ceux que nous avons aimés ?
Can we expect to encounter our loved ones after we die?

Christians believe in the resurrection of the body and in life everlasting. Indeed, the deceased are well alive in heaven. Faced with death, one might doubt such a reality, especially so as most often demise is experienced as a breach in relationships. In such a context, after we die, will we see our loved ones?

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Au Ciel repos ou activité ? Don Pierre Gazeau pour RCF
In Heaven: which will it be, rest or activity?

At funeral Mass, we pray for the “eternal rest” of the deceased person. What kind of rest are we talking about?

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Etre chrétien facilite-t-il le travail de deuil
Getting through the stages of mourning: is it easier when you are a Christian?

Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross identified 5 stages experienced by the kin: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Sister Cecilia would rather speak of the various “states” in mourning, because the course – or rather the courses – involved in mourning are not undeviating. Moreover, emotions can play hide and seek and often waiver from one to another as well as be overwhelming.

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What hope after the suicide of a loved one?

À Montligeon, nous accueillons dans les haltes-deuil de plus en plus de personnes qui ont perdu un proche par suicide. L’Église condamne-t-elle le suicide ? Ces personnes sont-elles sauvées ?

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La résurrection est-elle une invention
Is the resurrection of the body a myth?

The resurrection has been debated ever since the beginning of the Church. Is the resurrection of the body a myth? What is the belief in the resurrection of the body grounded on? If Jesus rose from the dead, can we get to know him? Can […]

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Don Paul Denizot, recteur de Montligeon et Guillaume Desanges, RCF
Is remaining hopeful still possible amidst collapse?

Crises économiques et politiques, drames personnels, deuils, ruptures…, quand tout s’effondre autour de nous, l’espérance nous est-elle d’un grand secours ?

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Don Pierre Gazeau
The Last Judgment: good news or not?

Most people fear the Last Judgment, whilst a few see it as good news…What is the Last Judgment about? Is it to fear? Guidelines from Rev. Fr. Pierre Gazeau in a brief interview by Guillaumes Desanges, for RCF (national French Catholic Radio). Why are we […]

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Antichrist who are you?

The figure of the antichrist is presented in the christian tradition, and even in Islam. What does “antichrist” mean? Who is he? What does the Roman Catholic Church say about him? How to avoid becoming one of his followers? Thus is the topic of the […]

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