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 ...
Holding hands during the Our Father seems to have emerged from AA meetings, where it remains a common practice today writes Msgr. Charles Pope in this week’s Pastoral Answers. That’s why it was associated with ...
Scour the pages of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and you won’t find the term “time machine.” Watch, or re-watch, the 1985 blockbuster movie “Back to the Future” and you won’t spot a scene ...
When it comes to the Sacrament of Confession, Church law trumps that of the state. Regardless of the passage of any governmental legislation, breaking the seal of confession is simply not an option for a ...
In the light of "a worrying negative prejudice" against the Catholic Church, Pope Francis ordered the publication of a document affirming the absolute secrecy of everything said in confession and calling on priests to defend ...
In rare cases, priests can withhold absolution from the penitent if they refuse to cease immoral acts
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