Below we present a complete list of the worst offenses that every Catholic should avoid if they want to participate in the Eucharist. Some sins are considered in the Catholic Church to be the most ...

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A parish in the Philippines has canceled an "online general absolution." Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish in Quezon City, Philippines had advertised the event would be available by livestream, ...

CHICAGO — Chicago's Cardinal Francis George is facing a major challenge to his efforts to curb a longstanding practice by some priests of giving penitents general absolution. A group of about 100 ...

Catholic bishops in northeast Italy have said that the risk of illness amid the ongoing pandemic constitutes a "grave necessity" permitting priests to confer the Sacrament of Reconciliation under the ...

ROME — Catholic bishops in northeast Italy have said that the risk of illness amid the ongoing pandemic constitutes a “grave necessity” permitting priests to confer the Sacrament of Reconciliation ...

Rituals of purification or moral cleansing are common in many religious traditions. For example, ritual washing before prayer, public worship, (re)inclusion, or other religious activities is present ...