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." ...

Other traditions accuse the Reformers of ignoring church tradition and frustrating church unity. That gets things backward.

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

A priest in South Korea is serving up bowls of rich Korean stew in Seoul via a restaurant ministry as a means to fight youth hunger in the nation’s capital. Father Gabriel Lee Mun-su launched ...

The bill asks the priest to choose between criminal penalties or giving up his lifelong vocation. And that’s the type of activity that the First Amendment is designed to protect against.” ...

A renowned Detroit priest who hosts an exorcism podcast was busted on battery charges Monday for allegedly snatching a teenage girl’s hair and bizarrely pretending to floss with it during a ...

The Anglican Catholic Church on Wednesday said it has removed a Grand Rapids priest for making a "pro-Nazi salute" during an event in Washington, D.C. The church said it revoked Calvin Robinson's ...

A Catholic priest from Massachusetts died “tragically” Jan. 20 in Spain, his order said. Father Richard K. Gross, 80, a Wrentham native, died in the city of Málaga while “preparing to ...

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

This year’s legislation does essentially what the House has sought the past two sessions – making clergy mandatory reporters including what they hear in confessions. “Mandating that priests ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. A right-wing priest has had his license in the Anglo Catholic Church revoked after mimicking Elon Musk’s controversial salute while addressing ...