Facing a list of your character flaws is often a very shaming experience. Just as the sense of hopelessness that followed the first step (A.A.’s Step One: Confrontation With Reality) is softened by ...

The Roman Catholic Church urges its faithful to confess their sins to a priest at least once a year, and insists that they do so before receiving Communion if they have committed a mortal sin. In ...

Everyone knows a steps fanatic. She glows with mastery. She is potentially adding years to her life. There is a giant math problem looming over her day, which she takes enormous pleasure in ...

The release this month of a watershed report on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in France has sparked another debate over the secrecy of confession. The Catholic Church declares that every priest ...

As many dioceses the world over begin to offer special round-the clock periods of Confession, Pope Francis stressed that conversion is "a commitment that lasts a lifetime." "Who among us can be ...

Why go to Confession? Here are some excellent reasons — know them, love them, defend them and share them. Book cover of ‘Overcoming the Evil Within: The Reality of Sin and the Transforming Power of ...

Two state legislatures are considering ending any legal protections for a priest who learns about sexual abuse in the confessional. In response, Catholic leaders warned that the laws are ...

In rare instances, it noted, the secrecy around the sacrament had been used to cover up abuse cases, again raising issues of whether church or state law should prevail. By Norimitsu Onishi and ...