It features 15 Irish priests, who regularly hear the confessions of others, talking about what the sacrament of confession was supposed to be — and what it has ­ultimately become. In The Irish ...

The priest must and does refuse absolution to a penitent when he thinks the penitent is not rightly disposed for the Sacrament. He sometimes postpones the absolution till the next confession ...

Protestants eventually abandoned the custom, but confession remains one of Catholicism’s seven sacraments, alongside baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, matrimony, holy orders and the ...

In faith we receive this saving grace through the Sacraments - outward ... if the Eucharist were merely a symbol of Christ or merely a meal of ordinary bread and wine. People do not profane ...

In the sweltering heat of San Pedro Cutud, Pampanga, where the scent of incense fills the air and the murmur of prayers ...

Sins of Ireland offers an exploration of the Catholic Church in Ireland through the lens of the sacrament of confession as a way of understanding our past, as well as where we are now and where we ...

In a deeply spiritual and solemn gathering, the Diocese of Mangalore witnessed one of its most significant annual liturgical events - the Chrism Mass - on the evening of Thursday, April 10 at Rosario ...

“Missionaries of Mercy” were commissioned in 2016 to preach the Gospel of mercy and make that invitation concrete through the sacrament of confession. The centerpiece of his final years was ...

Started in 2014 by Pope Francis, “24 Hours for the Lord” is a penitential Lenten initiative centered on the sacrament of confession in the context of Eucharistic adoration. Churches around the ...

Eastern Orthodox Church, includes Greek and Russian Orthodox Churches. Unlike Catholics, Eastern Orthodox allows priests to ...

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 ...