Paul Thigpen, retired theology professor, discusses the questions, 'Do animals have a soul and do they go to heaven?

A Catholic Case and Why It Matters,' Christopher Steck, S.J., faces the ethical tensions within the Roman Catholic tradition ...

This column is included in Terry Pluto’s new book, “The Guy With the Sign and Other Thoughts on Faith in Everyday Life” ($16.95 paperback, Gray & Co.) Available at Northeast Ohio bookstores and Amazon ...

(RNS) — The Rev. Terry Martin wrote his book after his own suffering in silence connected him, he says, to the suffering of animals. (RNS) — The Rev. Terry Martin had served large, busy Catholic ...

Americans are reexamining humans’ relationship to the natural world. It’s changing their spiritual beliefs and practices, including when their pets die.

My aunt once asked me if there will be animals in heaven. Perhaps it is a good question to ask during this season when pets have played such an important role in helping us survive COVID-19. When many ...

Dear Abby hears from readers who are weighing in on a past letter about pets joining their owners in heaven. lubero - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: “Missing My Cat in Georgia” (June 20) was told by his ...

It was a heartwarming story for legions of pet owners and animal lovers around the world. Pope Francis, talking to a distraught boy whose pet had died, declared there was a place in heaven for the ...

DEAR ABBY: “Missing My Cat in Georgia” (June 20) was told by his Catholic friend that his cat wouldn’t be joining him in the afterlife. Related Articles Dear Abby: Mom is avoiding us siblings. Is she ...

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Dear Abby: “Missing My Cat in Georgia” (June 20) was told by his Catholic friend that his cat wouldn’t be joining him in the afterlife. I have been an ordained pastor for 27 years. Last summer my cat, ...