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Does Pope Francis Believe in Hell?

During a recent interview, Pope Francis raised the possibility that no one is in hell. Really? If so, doesn’t that mean, “Anything goes”?  In his January 20 “Letter from Rome” for La Croix International’s e-newsletter, Robert Mickens wrote that the ...
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Anger at the Church

Father Pat McCloskey, OFM, answers questions in his Ask a Franciscan column!
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Marriage, Miracles, and Tattoos

Father Pat McCloskey, OFM, answers questions about marriage, the rosary, and whether it's a sin to get a tattoo.
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Tridentine Mass Revisited

Father Pat McCloskey, OFM, answers questions about the Latin Mass, a line in the Our Father, and heaven.
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‘Is Lying Always a Sin?’

Is lying always a sin?
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No Funeral Mass for a Cremated Person? 

What is the Church's official stance on cremation?
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Praying Quickly or Slowly? 

Does the speed of praying make a difference? 
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