II. Heaven

By virtue of our apostolic
authority, we define the following: According to the general disposition of
God, the souls of all the saints . . . and other faithful who died after
receiving Christ’s holy Baptism (provided they were not in need of purification
when they died, . . . or, if they then did need or will need some purification,
when they have been purified after death, . . .) already before they take up
their bodies again and before the general judgment – and this since the
Ascension of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ into heaven – have been, are and
will be in heaven, in the heavenly Kingdom and celestial paradise with Christ,
joined to the company of the holy angels. Since the Passion and death of our
Lord Jesus Christ, these souls have seen and do see the divine essence with an
intuitive vision, and even face to face, without the mediation of any
creature.⁵⁹⁷

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team

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