In the 16 years since The Boston Globe conducted an award-winning investigation into child abuse in the local Catholic diocese, the church has found itself in a constant and recurring crisis over ...

"I am sorry for these and all the sins of my past life, especially for..."(mention in general any past sin for which you are particularly sorry; for example, all my sins against charity).

Persons who must make their confession and who cannot find a priest who understands their language, must confess as best they can by some signs, showing what sins they wish to confess and how they ...

Until the 16th century, those wishing to confess their sins had to arrange meeting places with their clergy, sometimes just inside the local church when it was empty. But the Catholic Council of ...

those wishing to confess their sins had to arrange meeting places with their clergy, sometimes just inside the local church when it was empty. But the Catholic Council of Trent changed this.

confess with the lips, and practice complete humility and fruitful satisfaction. (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1450) Forgiveness of sins brings reconciliation with God, but also with the Church.

According to the Catholic Church, the Eucharist is the ... During the service of Mass, prayers are said and Catholics confess their sins. They are given bread by the priest and wine from a shared ...

But in the Roman Catholic Church, indulgence can also mean ... a modest fee had to be met—you literally paid for your sins! Of course, the issue of indulgence was not without its critics.

Merging technology and religion is a risk, not a road to spiritual fulfillment, says a scholar of Christianity.