Catechsim Part 1, Section 2, Chapter 3, Article 12- The Life Everlasting (1020-1060)

To the Christian, death is but the a step to everlasting life, and an entrance into union with Christ.
When the Church for the last time speaks Christ's words of pardon and absolution over the dying Christian, seals him for the last time with a strengthening anointing  and gives his in Christ in viaticum as nourishment for the journey.

I. The Particular Judgment (1021-1022)
Death puts an end to human life. The New Testament speaks of judgment primarly in its aspects of the final encounter with Christ in his second coming and affirms that each will be rewarded immediatly after death in accordance with his works and faith. Also the New Testament also speaks about a final destiny of the soul a destiny that is different for everyone. (The Bible indicates both a final judgment of the entire human race and a particular judgment of each individual.  This judgment occurs immediately after death, after which it is not possible to accept grace. ) delete Either the immortal soul enters into Paradise immediately through a purification, or immediately (undergoes purification beforehand)delete , or is eternally damned.

II. Heaven (1023-1029)
Those who die in God's grace and friendship and are perfectly purified live for ever with Christ. This perfect life with the Most Holy Trinity this communion of life and love with the Trinity, with the Virgin Mary, the angels and all the blessed is called heaven. Heaven is the ultimate end and fulfillment of the deepest human longings, the state of supreme, definitive happiness. To live in heaven is to be with Christ.By Christ's death and resurrection Jesus Christ has opened heaven to us. The life of the blessed consists in the full and perfect possession of the fruits of the redemption accomplished by Christ. He makes partners in his heavenly glorification those who have believed in him and remained faithful to his will. Heaven is the blessed community of all who are perfectly incorporated into Christ. Scripture speaks about the communion in heaven with images such as life, light, peace, wedding feast, wine of the kingdom, the Father's house, the heavenly Jerusalem, paradise. However "no eye has seen and no ear has heard , nor the heart of man conceived what God has prepared for those who love him."  God can not be seen as he is transcendent unless he himself reveals his mystery to mans immediate contemplation and gives him the capacity for it. The Church calls this contemplation of Gods heavenly glory " the beatific vision". In the glory of heaven the blessed continue joyfully to fulfill God's will in relation to other men and to all creation.(Those who are purified enter into communion with the Trinity. This is called heaven, and it is the fulfillment of all human longings. While united with Christ, each person retains, or more accurately discovers, their identity. In heaven, we possess the perfect fruits of Christ's sacrifice. The mystery of perfect union with Christ is not accessible to our own understanding. In heaven, we fulfill God's will for humanity and reign with Christ forever and ever.) delete 

III. The Final Purification, or Purgatory (1030-1032)
Those who die in Christ's grace, yet imperfectly purified, are indeed insured of their eternal salvation but after death they undergo purification so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven. The Church give the name Purgatory to the final perfection of the elect which is entirely different from the punishment of the damed. The Church formed their doctrine from the Councils of Florence and Trent and the tradition of the Church by referencing to certain texts of Scripture that speaks of a cleansing fire. This teaching is also based on the practice of prayer for the dead, already mentioned in the scriptures. From the beginning the Church has honoured the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them above all the Eucharistic sacrifice , so that thus purified, they may attain the beatific vision of God. The Church also commends almsgiving, indulgences; and works of penance undertaken on behalf of the dead.   (in Purgatory with the assurance of heaven. For this reason the Church offers prayers  for the dead.) delete 

IV. Hell (1033-1037)
We can't  be united to God unless we freely choose to love God. We cannot love God if we sin gravely against him, against our neighbour or against ourselves. To die in mortal sin without repenting and accepting Gods merciful love means remaining separated from him for ever of our own free will. This place is called hell where people who are separated from God go when they die. Immediately after death the souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin descend into hell, where they suffer the punishment of hell which is eternal separation from God in alone man can posses the life and happiness for which he was created and for which he longs. The teachings of the Church on the subject of hell are a call to responsibility incumbent upon man to make use of his freedom in view of his eternal destiny. God predestines no one to go to hell for his a wilful turing away from God(a mortal sin) is necessary, and persistence in it until the end. In the Eucharist liturgy and in daily prayers of her faithful the church implores the mercy of God , who does not want any to perish but all to come to repentance.   (We must freely love God if we are to be united with Him. By sinning, people willfully self-exclude themselves from communion with God. This is called hell. It is eternal punishment, the chief punishment being separation from God. Hell is not predestined by God; it is man's responsibility.) delete 

V. The Last Judgment (1038-1041)
The resurrection of all dead of both the just and unjust will precede the Last Judgment.  After the Resurrection of the Dead, Christ will come and the righteous and unrighteous will be judged. Every man's relationship with God will be laid bare and all deeds brought to light. The last judgment will come when Christ returns in glory .Only the Father knows the hour of Christ's Return. The Last Judgement will reveal that God's justice triumphs over all the injustices committed by his creatures and that God's love is stronger than death., and He calls all men to repent while there is still time.??

VI. Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth (1042-1050)
After the final judgment, the Kingdom of God will come in fullness, and the righteous will reign for ever with Christ , glorified in body and soul. Tthere will be a new Heaven and a new Earth.In the new universe the heavenly Jerusalem , God will have his dwelling among men. For man this consummation will be final relization of the unity of the human race. We know niether the moment of the consumation of the earth, and of man, nor the way in which the universe will be transformed. (God will dwell among men, and man will live in perfect community. ) delete This promise of the Kingdom should spur us on to the betterment of the universe.