Pope tells priests: ‘Don’t ask too much’ during confession, forgive always
Pope Francis heard confessions during a Lenten penance service at a Rome parish.
Tag: Confession
Pope hears young people’s confessions in WYD ‘Reconciliation Park’
LISBON, Portugal — Young people were going to confession on street corners and park benches throughout Lisbon during World Youth Day, but in the 150 plywood confessionals set up in … Learn More
Reaching out in faith: Mortal or venial, is it a sin to argue?
Q: A couple of weeks ago I got into an argument with another parishioner during a meeting off of church campus and not directly related to church business. Shortly after … Learn More
Reaching out in faith: Must I make my confession at the altar, as my pastor asks?
Q: Our parish priest has decided to forego the confessional and now stands at the foot of the altar and makes us go to confession to him right out in … Learn More
4 Tools to help keep your kids safe in confession (or anywhere else)
I made my first confession in a parking lot. It was the early ’80s, and that was how they arranged things — lined up in a parking lot across from … Learn More
Confession is ‘encounter of love’ that fights evil, pope tells priests
VATICAN CITY — In a world where “there is no shortage of hotbeds of hatred and revenge,” Pope Francis told priests and seminarians that “we confessors must multiply the ‘hotbeds … Learn More