"Upstairs/Downstairs" could describe two very different visions of the afterlife . . . one of which seems particularly frightful in these days before Halloween. Martha Teichner takes us on a tour: The ...

One of the earliest saints to receive a firsthand glimpse into the heavenly realm was St. John the Evangelist. In the Book of Revelation he described the heavenly Jerusalem coming with “the glory of ...

None of us likes thinking about death, but there are times when we have little choice. The virus spreads, hospitals fill, and systems become overwhelmed. Our greatest concerns, personal and national, ...

The Cambridge Dictionary describes “hell” as: "in some religions, the place where some people are believed to go after death to be punished forever for the bad things they have done during their lives ...

Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman takes a look at faith as host of the National Geographic Channel series “The Story of God.” The show now is in its second season, and the episode “Heaven and ...