The bill would amend state law to require clergy to report instances of child abuse with no exemption for instances where the ...

A bill in the state of Washington would require priests to violate Catholic Church law by breaking the seal of confession.

God has willed that this triumph takes place through the ... hope and love by which Christ has communicated “truth and grace to all” (Lumen Gentium, 8). The priest who acts as minister of ...

There’s one feast in the Catholic Church’s calendar which is not very well known. That is the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple which is celebrated every Feb. 2.

A proposed law in Washington state would require priests to violate Catholic Church law by breaking the seal of confession ... measures the Church now has in place to protect minors and help ...

Senate Bill 5375 would require priests and other clergy to report child abuse and neglect. Washington State Senator Noel ...

Easter 2025 season is late this year. 'Fat Tuesday' Mardi Gras will give way to Ash Wednesday and kick off the start of Lent. Here's when Lent begins ...

The Hebrew Bible, which Christians call the Old Testament, offers instructions about celebrating a Jubilee every 50 years.

Schneider, a Catholic priest and blogger, said this doctrine is rooted in the belief that the priest acts in the person of Christ during ... of the person making the confession, be examined ...

The doctrine is rooted in the belief that during confession the priest acts not as an individual but in the person of Christ, offering absolution to the penitent who is confessing sins directly to ...