The Queensland Parliament in Australia passed a new law that would put priests in jail for up to three years if they refuse to alert authorities to any cases of child abuse they might learn ...
A new law requires priests in the state of Queensland to break the seal of confession to report child sex abuse to police or face three years in jail. The law was passed by Queensland Parliament ...
A reader asks Monsignor Pope, "Recently I heard a priest say that when our sins are forgiven, they are forgotten. On the other hand we believe that after death comes judgment. Which is it?" Monsignor ...
With COVID restrictions lifting, pastors looking to welcome faithful back should rethink their confession schedules -- and start talking more about the sacrament in the pulpit. That's according to Archdiocese of Philadelphia evangelization director Meghan Cokeley, ...
In this issue of Taking Note, Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about her long-awaited return to the Sacrament of Reconciliation. After going through a series of precautions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Lopez was directed to ...
People who cannot get to confession because of the coronavirus lockdown or another serious reason can go to God directly, be specific about their sins, request pardon and experience God's loving forgiveness, Pope Francis said. ...
When public Masses in the Archdiocese of Washington were suspended in efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Father Scott Holmer, pastor at St. Edward the Confessor Parish in Bowie, Maryland, got creative about ...
This week in Pastoral Answers, Monsignor Charles Pope answers the question: Did Jesus always know he was God, or did that understanding grow gradually in him? Monsignor Pope explains that, as God, Jesus has divine ...
Confession has a confession to make: The sacrament of reconciliation isn't the draw it once was. A recent Pew Research Center study found that only 43% of American Catholics avail themselves of confession at least ...
What can you do to be best prepared for the Sacrament of Confession? Monsignor Charles Pope recommends writing down your sins during your examination of conscience and using the list in the confessional. Meditating on ...
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