Q. 826. Which are the first things we should tell the priest in Confession? A. The first things we should tell the priest in Confession are the time of our last Confession, and whether we said the ...

Bishop Daly noted that the Diocese of Spokane devotes considerable resources to child safety and holds 'a zero-tolerance ...

The Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge has issued a statement decrying a decision by the Louisiana Supreme Court that could compel a local priest to testify in court about confessions he might have ...

A Montana bill that could compel Catholic priests to break the seal of confession is being criticized by Catholics who say it could eliminate key religious liberty protections. The proposed bill would ...

The legislation is setting up a fight over First Amendment protections as Catholic organizations argue that not only would the law violate the “seal of confession,” but it would also put priests in a ...

Priests that break the seal of confession are automatically excommunicated from the church, according to Canon law. The bill was proposed by Democratic Washington state Sens. Noel Frame ...

He testified against the proposal, saying requiring a priest to disclose something revealed in confession, for example, would violate Catholic church policies. “The seal of confession is inviolable.

A digital avatar of Jesus, set up in the confessional booth of a Swiss chapel as an experiment to build a better ...

The sacramental seal of confession in the Catholic Church strictly prohibits priests from sharing anything a penitent says during the sacrament of reconciliation. (photo: asiandelight ...

A proposed law in Washington state would require priests to violate Catholic Church law by breaking the seal of confession. The bill would amend the current state law that requires law enforcement ...

A Montana bill that could compel Catholic priests to break the seal of confession is being criticized by Catholics who say it could eliminate key religious liberty protections. The proposed bill ...