The Catholic Church treats information shared during confession as absolutely confidential – but that requirement can create legal dilemmas.
- Gudorf Chair in Catholic Intellectual Traditions, University of Dayton
Pope Francis was not one to shy away from controversial issues, whether inside or outside the church.
The Catholic Church’s Holy Years have biblical roots, but have been evolving for nearly 1,000 years.
‘I see the church as a field hospital,’ Pope Francis once said – not a place where superficial solutions will do much good.
Amid controversy over US bishops’ plans to deny Communion to pro-abortion rights Catholics, a scholar of sacramental theology explains the importance of the ritual to members of the church.
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