By David Werning (OSV News) — Have you heard of the word “indulgence” but aren’t exactly sure what it means? You’re not alone. Indulgences come with a lot of baggage. …
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“It is an open-air confessional for an airy pastoral ministry,” the priest told OSV News with humor.
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Findings of a national survey on the impact of the National Eucharistic Revival were released Jan. 15, 2026.
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Agreement reached to protect confession in Wash. mandatory reporter law
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWashington state officials and Catholic bishops reached an agreement Oct. 10 in federal court to protect confession in the state’s mandatory reporter law.
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Court blocks WA mandatory reporter law over lack of confession protections
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonA federal court temporarily blocked a new law in Washington state requiring clergy report child abuse or neglect with no exception for the seal of confession.
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A Washington state law that would require priests to violate the seal of confession to report abuse violates the First Amendment, Bishop Barron told OSV News.
