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Near-Death Experiences

Question:

What is the Church’s position on reports of near-death experiences?

Answer:

The Church doesn’t have a formal position regarding near-death experiences.

But there is compelling testimony in this regard. Here’s a 2001 article from the National Register on the subject. In addition, the late Mother Angelica, the foundress of EWTN, reported having a near-death experience, as did a formerly wayward priest whom Mother once interviewed on her EWTN Live program. See also this Catholic Answers Magazine article by Fr. Dwight Longenecker on reported supernatural occurrences.

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