Reporting set up for bishop sex abuse
The U.S. bishops overwhelmingly approved the establishment of a national third-party reporting hotline for when bishops are accused of sexual abuse.
Bishop talks sex abuse impact and hope
Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron of Los Angeles expresses concern over the impact of the clergy sexual abuse crisis on Catholics during the U.S. bishops’ spring assembly in Baltimore, but…
The Spirit of unity
During his Pentecost homily June 9, Pope Francis prayed for the Holy Spirit to regenerate the church.
A pilgrim to Romania
During his general audience June 5, Pope Francis spoke about his recent trip to Romania.
In Romania, Pope beatifies martyrs
Pope Francis concluded a three-day visit to Romania June 2.
Priests unlikely to obey confession laws
Priests say they would go to jail, or worse, to protect the seal of confession.
Priest & Penitent: How confession works
These priests and penitents take us through the inner workings of a sacred and confidential confession.
He died protecting confession’s seal
St. John Nepomucene Church in New York is named for the 14th century martyred priest who decided torture and death was a price worth paying for not violating the seal…
United in faith and martyrdom
Pope Francis met and prayed with leaders of the Romanian Orthodox Church May 31 in Bucharest.
State secretly records a confession
This Oregon priest discovered that a confession he heard from an incarcerated man was secretly recorded and a legal firestorm ensued.
Threats to the seal of confession
Priests, penitents, theologians, politicians and canon lawyers discuss current threats to the seal of confession.
Conversion in the confessional
A bishop and a moral theologian say that as confessors they have tools to persuade penitents confessing child abuse to do the right thing.