A CHURCH in Pyrton has held a traditional evensong service for the first time. Rev Daniel Thompson hopes the event will become a monthly event at St Mary’s. The service on January 26 was supported by ...

Montana and Washington are among the states seeking to compel clergy to disclose abuse revealed to them in the context of the ...

Listen to the words of absolution attentively. At the end answer: "Amen." Be willing to do the penance as soon as possible. This penance will diminish the temporal punishment due to sins already ...

The gravity of sin - in an era where moral relativism has dulled society rsquo;s sensitivity to sin, the Catholic Church ...

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 ...

He sometimes postpones the absolution till the next confession, either for the good of the penitent or for the sake of better preparation -- especially when the person has been a long time from ...

A group of Democrats in Montana introduced a bill that would require Catholic priests to disclose confessions related to serious crimes, challenging the church’s ancient tradition of maintaining the ...

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

The church is located at 1202 E. Fifth St. Services are at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sermons are posted at www.apcgi.org/Live and also viewable on the church’s Facebook page.