Articles on this issue "confession"
The sacrament of the confession is experiencing a crisis, and the Church needs its pastors to be better trained to overcome some particular difficulties, says the regent of the Apostolic …
read moreThe loss of the sense of sin stems from the loss of the sense of God, says Benedict XVI. "Where God is excluded from the public forum," the Pope said, "the sense of offense against God -- the …
read moreThe former custom of the celebration of penance in Holy Week was revived at the Vatican, presided over by an American cardinal. The celebration in St. Peter's Basilica today took place …
read moreBenedict XVI will preside over all the liturgical ceremonies of Holy Week, beginning on Palm Sunday, and including a "Celebration of Penance" next Tuesday. The Holy Father will follow the same …
read moreAnswered by Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum university. Q: Is it ever permissible to reserve the Precious Blood, for example, on Holy Thursday for …
read moreBenedict XVI urged reconciliation in Iraq, in the wake of one of the country's bloodiest weeks. The Pope addressed himself to Iraqis "who last Wednesday saw hundreds of fellow citizens die, …
read moreBenedict XVI encouraged the bishops of Rwanda to work tirelessly to instill the Gospel in their nation which was torn by genocide a decade ago. The Pope directed this message to the Rwandan …
read moreLoss of the ethical dimension in the social and political realm "leads inevitably to the dehumanization of life and institutions," a Vatican official told leaders in Uganda. Cardinal Renato …
read moreJohn Paul II lamented the loss of the sense of sin in the world as he urged a group of U.S. bishops to promote the sacrament of penance. Addressing the bishops of California, Nevada and …
read moreAnswered by Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum. Q: I would like to ask about the penitential rite at Mass. May any music that speaks …
read moreTen years after the outbreak of the genocide that left more than 1 million dead in Rwanda, the country is still healing, day by day. This week a series of official commemorations for the …
read moreAnswered by Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum. Q: Is it permissible, and/or is there any good reason for a confessor to ask the …
read moreFor the sacrament of reconciliation to be effective, "there must be a renewal in the Spirit of the way of administering and of receiving it," the Pope heard during a Lenten meditation. The …
read moreThe Genoa Archdiocese is undertaking the formation of a team of priests to care for possible cases of exorcisms. It is also establishing a "school of confessors." Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone …
read moreA course beginning Monday will be geared toward young priests on moral and canonical topics and particularly the administration of the sacrament of reconciliation. The course is being given by …
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