Articles on this issue "confession"
Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and dean of theology at the Regina Apostolorum university. Q: Our pastor has the children in the parish day school …
read moreFrancis celebrated his first Sunday Mass as Pope at the Vatican parish of St. Anna. The Pontiff was greeted there by Cardinal Angelo Comastri, his vicar general for Vatican City State. The …
read moreAn available confessor and a confessional with a green light is a hand reaching out to conversion, says the prelate of Opus Dei. Bishop Javier Echevarría made this reflection when ZENIT spoke …
read moreAn iPhone application that aids in confession preparation is not a substitute for thepersonal dialogue between the priest and the penitentrequired for the sacrament, clarified a Vatican …
read moreA new Confession application for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch is encouraging sacramental life through technology. Bishop Kevin Rhodes gave the first known imprimatur for this type of …
read moreWhen Father Timothy Mockaitis heard inmate Conan Wayne Hale’s sacramental confession on April 22, 1996, he had no idea it was being recorded. He also didn't know that the event would spur an …
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read moreHere is a translation of Benedict XVI's letter sent by his secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, on the occasion of Italy's 60th National Liturgical Week, being held in Barletta with …
read moreThe map of religious observance is changing in the United States according to a survey just published. On Mar. 8 the results of a study, the American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS), …
read moreBenedict XVI called the administration of the sacrament of penance an "indispensable ministry" that aids the faithful along the "demanding road of sanctity." The Pope said this in a message he …
read moreSin is what puts distance between the believer and God, and it's the sacrament of confession that brings the two back together, says Benedict XVI. The Pope said this today in a Gospel …
read moreFewer people avail of the sacrament of reconciliation because of an increased tendency to "privatize" the faith, contended a bishop of Uruguay. Bishop Pablo Galimberti of Salto, in northeast …
read moreReports that the Vatican has published a new list of the seven deadly sins of modern times that includes littering and economic inequality is simply not true, affirmed the episcopal conference …
read moreConfession must not be a mere formality in a Christian's life, but rather an essential ingredient to nourish and sustain a commitment to follow Christ, says Benedict XVI The Pope said this …
read morePolish Catholics do not view confession simply as an empty sacrament for rattling off their sins, says a new survey on confession. The Polish weekly newspaper Niedziela (Sunday) reported this …
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