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Eschatology

Death, judgment, heaven, hell, purgatory and the Christian hope.

Also called last things, afterlife, purgatory.

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1950s

  1. Munificentissimus Deus1 November 1950Defining the Dogma of the AssumptionPope

1960s

  1. Indulgentiarum Doctrina1 January 1967On the Revision of Sacred IndulgencesPope
  2. Ordo Exsequiarum15 August 1969Order of Christian Funerals (editio typica)Roman Curia

1990s

  1. Some Current Questions in Eschatology1992Some Current Questions in EschatologyTheological & Biblical Commissions
  2. Jubilee catechesis on God the Father16 December 1998 – 12 January 2000Third preparatory year: the Father, conversion, eschatology (heaven, hell, purgatory) and the civilization of love (1998-2000)Pope
  3. Letter to the Elderly1 October 1999Letter to the ElderlyPope

2000s

  1. The Hope of Salvation for Infants Who Die without Being Baptised19 April 2007The Hope of Salvation for Infants Who Die without Being BaptisedTheological & Biblical Commissions
  2. Spe salvi30 November 2007On Christian hopePope

2010s

  1. Ad resurgendum cum Christo15 August 2016Instruction on Burial and CremationRoman Curia
  2. Catechesis on the Creed3 April 2013 – 11 December 2013Francis continues the Year of Faith catechesis on the articles of the Creed, including the Church, 2013Pope
  3. Catechesis on Christian Hope7 December 2016 – 25 October 2017Thirty-eight catecheses on Christian hope in Scripture, 2016-2017Pope

2020s

  1. Catechesis on Old Age23 February 2022 – 24 August 2022Eighteen catecheses on the meaning and value of old age, 2022Pope