National Catholic Reporter

Is confession dead? Q&A with a Catholic historian on the state of the sacrament

In October 2025, Washington state agreed to withdraw a controversial mandate compelling priests to report allegations of sexual abuse specifically revealed during the sacrament of confession. The bill ...
Boston College

For I Have Sinned

For generations, American Catholics regularly went to confession, a sacred rite that offers a way to reconcile with God and the Church. But starting in the 1970s, they stopped, and in his new book, ...
The New York Times

A Future for Confession

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The Telegraph

From public confession to private penance: How Catholic confession has evolved over centuries

Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Timothy Gabrielli, University of Dayton (THE CONVERSATION) The 1953 Alfred ...
National Catholic Register

What Should I Do After Confession If I Forgot My Penance, The Transformative Power of Praying the Daily Rosary, and More Great Links!

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