Do You Have To Believe In Order To Go To Heaven?
Nearly 60% of the French claim they do not believe in God. Yet some of them still believe in life after death. So, is there any hope for someone who has never known God, who does not believe, or who…
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Do You Have To Believe In Order To Go To Heaven?
Do you have to believe in God to get into heaven?Nearly 60% of the French claim they do not believe in God. Yet some of them still believe in life after death. So, what hope is there for someone who…
Experiencing Providence, Kristin’s testimony
“The reason for my coming here is entirely due to Providence.” As soon as she starts talking, Kristin circumscribes the subject matter of her testimony. Through a series of events, she gradually recognized the hand of God at work in…
My Pilgrimage for the Holy Souls
Deacon Derick Soares and his wife Petra travelled across the world, all the way from Texas and spent the Paschal Triduum of 2025 at the shrine of Montligeon. He tells us about his pilgrimage for the holy souls and how…
Purgatory is full of light
Long considered outdated in the Church, Purgatory is now attracting renewed interest. It is also eliciting reactions, some of them very hostile. However, far from the daunting representations it's been saddled with, Purgatory is full of light.
Mgr Aristide Gonsallo : “Love purifies us from all defilement.”
The following is the full script of an homily given by Mgr Aristide Gonsallo, bishop of Porto-Novo in Benin, at the Mass of the pilgrimage on Nov. 3, 2024.
Is purgatory a purification through love?
Purgatory may sound as an elusive reality or something outdated. Still, whether people feel attracted by it, or disturbed or repelled, in Montligeon we are observing that more and more people are interested in this truth of faith. Could it…
“How the souls in purgatory helped me to make a way of the cross”
In 2008, as he was dealing with financial worries, the rector of the Belgium shrine of Tancremont was unexpectedly helped by the souls in purgatory for whom he used to pray. Read this testimmony about how a relationship with souls in purgatory endures through prayer.
Can you serve your purgatory on earth?
People who are going through ordeals, including non-believers, often say they are in purgatory on earth. Is there a basis for this belief? In other words, can you serve your purgatory on earth? Don Paul Denizot clarifies the matter in the programm Sanctuaires normands on RCF.
Purgatory is a place of healing
Purgatory is often frightening. Yet in the Catholic tradition, it is above all a place of healing and purification. The sanctuary at Montligeon, dedicated to praying for the dead, offers a chance to rediscover this.