Catholic bishops in northeast Italy have said that the risk of illness amid the ongoing pandemic constitutes a "grave necessity" permitting priests to confer the Sacrament of Reconciliation under the ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments and individuals to operate as if every day brings with it a new contingency plan. The Catholic Church is no different, in a sense, at least when it comes ...

A parish in the Philippines has canceled an "online general absolution." Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish in Quezon City, Philippines had advertised the event would be available by livestream, ...

People who recall, or even imagine, being absolved of their sins tend to donate more money to the church, according to British researchers. "Recent evidence has suggested that people are more likely ...

HONOLULU — Reacting to an emergency alert that mistakenly warned of an imminent ballistic missile attack from North Korea, Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu, Hawaii, gave general absolution to a group of ...

Addressing the difficulty Catholic priests globally are having in hearing confessions of individual persons affected by the highly contagious coronavirus, the Vatican made clear March 20 that it is ...