The sacrament of reconciliation is a sacrament ... and practice complete humility and fruitful satisfaction. (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1450) Forgiveness of sins brings reconciliation ...

After confession ... beatitudes and the precepts of the Church. A particular one focuses on a predominant fault, an unacquired virtue or a duty connected with a specific vocation. Examination of ...

Proposed legislation looking to repeal clergy-penitent protections in at least two states is in a head-on collision with the ...

The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition as the origin of the sacrament of Confirmation, which in a certain way perpetuates the grace of Pentecost in the Church." ...

is a Catholic belief that the bread and the wine become the flesh and blood of Jesus Christ. Children prepare for their First Holy Communion in school but the sacrament takes place in church and ...

A school that fosters children’s lives of faith as well as gives them a truly Catholic education is a blessing.

Proposed legislation looking to repeal clergy-penitent protections in at least two states is in a head-on collision with the ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...

While clergy are often mandatory reporters outside of the confessional, long-standing legal precedent in the U.S. recognizes ...

The Catechism of the Catholic Church says, however (No. 1457), that all Catholics should go to confession at least ... and careful celebration of this sacrament is also very useful as a remedy ...

He noted that Catholic Church canon laws 965 and 966 say that only a priest may hear confession. “Confession, or ‘Reconciliation’ as it is usually termed today, is an ecclesial sacrament ...