Washington state's legislation requiring priests to report child abuse disclosed in confession faces opposition from bishops ...

New Washington State law asks clergy to report child abuse heard in confession. Opponents say it's violating the Constitution.

The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, representing over 500 Roman Catholic priests and deacons from the United States, ...

In fact, the sacrament of reconciliation is the “listening place” of the church par excellence. It is within the sacred space of the sacrament of reconciliation that someone can come to be heard.

The Department of Justice is suing the state of Washington over a law that compels priests to reveal certain information they ...

A. Penance is a Sacrament in which the sins committed after Baptism are forgiven. ... He sometimes postpones the absolution till the next confession, either for the good of the penitent.

“Confession, or ‘Reconciliation’ as it is usually termed today, is an ecclesial sacrament, always private, celebrated with a penitent and a priest who has been authorized by the Church to ...

During the signing ceremony, Ferguson, who was raised Catholic, said he was “very familiar” with the sacrament of confession. Well, he might want to brush up on his catechism.

This is not because priests desire to facilitate or overlook abuse, but because of the nature of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. In this sacrament, the priest is acting “in persona Christi ...

“Confession, or ‘Reconciliation’ as it is usually termed today, is an ecclesial sacrament, always private, celebrated with a penitent and a priest who has been authorized by the Church to ...

Regarding John J. Miller’s review of “For I Have Sinned” (Books, March 1), I date my lapse from Catholicism to a priest’s too-forgiving reaction to a confession I made at age 14.