The priest gives us a penance after Confession, that we may satisfy God ... The chief spiritual works of mercy are seven: 1.To admonish the sinner, to instruct the ignorant, to counsel the ...

The priest gives opportune advice, imposes the penance on him, and invites the penitent to manifest his contrition. The penitent may say: "Lord Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner." ...

Watch Jannik Sinner’s confession in the video player above Jannik Sinner (left) shakes hands with Marcos Giron after the match. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) True to form, Courier asked ...

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

A group of Democratic lawmakers in Montana has introduced a bill that would require Catholic priests to disclose confessions ...