Catholics believe in purgatory. It’s where souls are purified after death to achieve the holiness needed to enter heaven.

A Catholic funeral can be held with or without mass. With a mass, it can last up to an hour or more. Without a mass, it can last up to 30 to 40 minutes.

Knowingly eating meat on days of penance is a mortal sin. This used to include all Fridays of the year, but not anymore.