You could hardly find a better description of what is going on in the sacrament of Reconciliation than this passage from 1 Corinthians 5:17-21: Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation ...

As Pope Francis was personally hearing confessions in the Vatican at the beginning of Lent, dioceses at his invitation were launching an ambitious initiative called “24 Hours for the Lord” to invite ...

Hayden Ramsay is Professor of Catholic Philosophy at the Australian Catholic University. Setting aside for now the medieval worldview that Simon Longstaff thinks is at play in discussing the ...

“Receive the Holy Spirit,” said the risen Lord to his apostles. “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” The sacrament of Penance, ...

The NCR editorial staff did not mince words in its open letter to U.S. Catholic bishops. Its insistence that "it is over" is compelling. Let me just highlight a few points that the editorial makes.

I spoke the words clearly, firmly, just as I had been taught by Sister St. Margaret. This wasn’t my first confession, but it was close to it. And on this particular Saturday afternoon, my mother had ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. PORTLAND — All Catholics around Maine are invited to experience God’s mercy ...

Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai, president of Catholic Bishops Conference of India, speaks during a news conference in early February in Bangalore. India's Catholic Church has led a chorus of ...

We are living at a time when we need to take stock of our religious duties. We go to church not because we have to but because we want to and need to. This awareness was more accentuated by the recent ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. A Thursday night, the day trickling moistly into evening. Family sedans enter the car park and ...