In the future, a program like AI Jesus could be used to hear confessions around the clock. But with no experience of having a ...

“A foundational doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church ... a priest who hears the confession of a criminal would do everything he could to lead that criminal to go to the police and confess ...

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The celebration of a Holy Year every 25 years is an acknowledgment that “the Christian life is a journey ...

Catholic priests here, in particular, call Jews starsi bracia w wierze (older brothers in faith).

Q. 747. Is it wrong to go to confession out of your turn against the will of others waiting with you? A. It is wrong to go to confession out of our turn against the will of others waiting with us ...

Venckus shared this harrowing story at “Su Kristumi,” the West Coast’s first religious congress of Lithuanians held Dec. 6-7 ...

This article appears in the January 2025 print edition with the headline “Walk on Air Against Your Better Judgment.” ...

You may be the person God uses to bring his children back home for Christmas.

This is the fourth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia — to spend some time ...

whatever good you do and suffering you endure heal your sins, help you to grow in holiness, and reward you with eternal life. Go in peace. The penitent should fulfill the penance imposed.