Tag: Confession
Pope Francis: God lifts us up when we hit ‘rock bottom’
Pope Francis said God waits for us, especially in the sacrament of penance, where the Lord touches our wounds, heals our hearts
Archdiocese of Manila to open Divine Mercy Chapel for 24/7 confessions
“God has always been waiting for the preeminent moment when a person can feel, can do, and can approach the sacrament of reconciliation”
Pope Francis: In confession, the priest should guide penitent to holiness
“To accompany means to take care of the other person, walking together with him or her,” said Pope Francis
Pope Francis: ‘God is not afraid of our sins’
Pope Francis said that the “things of God always reach us through the mediation of human experiences”
After clergy sex abuse scandal report, French Church in confession row
"The secrecy of confession is a requirement and will remain a requirement," said the head of the Bishops' Conference of France
Bishop says priest can hear confession via mobile phone
In a Facebook post, Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan said mobile phones are only used as "speakers" during confession
‘Confession on wheels’ rolls in central Philippine parish
A parish in the central Philippines did its best to make the Sacrament of Penance, or Confession, readily available to the faithful.
Manila bishop rules out ‘online confession’
The Catholic Church has been taking advantage of the internet as tool for evangelization but it can never replace the traditional face-to-face confessions, a bishop said.
Philippine priest offers ‘door-to-door’ confession, communion amid lockdown
Suspension of religious celebrations due to the pandemic did not prevent a Catholic priest in the central Philippine province of Leyte from caring for his flock