In literature, music, and art, Francis’s tastes were anything ... this norm was unlikely and urged offending couples to go to confession. For this he was accused of being a heretic who did ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died this morning at the age of 88, the Vatican ...

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Seven seminarians are scheduled to be ordained deacons by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge April 26. They will be assigned to ...

God the Father, knowing his children will still be prone to reject him, also sent the Son to give us the Holy Spirit through the sacrament of reconciliation. To give a proper perspective on the ...

"To those who have been far away from the sacrament of Reconciliation and forgiving love, I make this appeal: Come back to this source of grace; do not be afraid! Christ himself is waiting for you.

Christ is risen, indeed! Here are seven ways your family can celebrate Easter more fully, especially during the first eight ...

It has been 50 years since the Vietnam War ended in 1975. Over that time, the relationship between Vietnam and the United ...

The Apostolic Penitentiary is a Vatican court dealing with matters related to the sacrament of confession and to indulgences, so keeping him in office ensures the possibility of absolution for ...

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern ...

He said he received his religious calling at 17 while going to confession, recounting in a 2010 biography that, “I don’t know what it was, but it changed my life. … I realized that they were ...