These sleek guides to essential Catholic spiritual practices are great for beginners or anyone who needs a refresher. Catholic spiritual practices are sometimes easier said than done. How many times ...

The Holy Father addressed about 800 priests and seminarians March 25 at the end of an annual course on the seal of confession and the internal forum. Pope Francis goes to confession during a penance ...

(The Conversation) — The Catholic Church treats information shared during confession as absolutely confidential – but that requirement can create legal dilemmas. (The Conversation) — The 1953 Alfred ...

In October 2025, Washington state agreed to withdraw a controversial mandate compelling priests to report allegations of sexual abuse specifically revealed during the sacrament of confession. The bill ...

A new poll certainly tells the Catholic Church what it wants to hear: That 67 percent of Catholics who haven't been to confession in the past year are open to returning, with roughly half expressing a ...

The 1953 Alfred Hitchcock film "I Confess," based on an earlier play, features a priest suspected of murder. He's innocent, and has even heard the murderer's confession — but cannot clear his own name ...