Who Forgives Sins: God or Priest?
Question: A social media post by a priest stated that one of a priest’s functions is to forgive sins. I […]
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Church Church Teaching Pope Francis Synod
Pope responds to cardinals on blessings for same-sex unions, female priests
By Justin McLellan, CNS – The Catholic Church, in pursuit of “pastoral prudence,” should discern if there are ways of
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Church Church Teaching Demons Question & Answer
My Flat is Haunted: Call the Exorcist?
Question: I believe our flat’s ceiling is spooked. We hear inexplicable footsteps, cupboard doors sounding like they are being opened,
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May Feeding Tubes Be Pulled If I’m Brain-Dead?
Question: The Catholic Church strictly forbids euthanasia, that is, the intentional ending of a life at the request of a
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Bishops Church Church Teaching Question & Answer
Can Anyone Become a Cardinal?
Question: I wonder if you could settle a dispute. A friend, also a Catholic, claims that any baptised Catholic can
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Church Church Teaching Daluxolo Moloantoa Divorce Marriage
Catholic Women Theologians Converse On Marriage Annulment
As part of Women`s Month, women theologians in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg hosted a talk on the process, context and
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The Catholic Church’s Best-Kept Secret
The Catholic Church has a big secret. It is so powerful, challenging, and relevant, that if every bishop, priest, religious
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Church Church Teaching Mary Question & Answer Shackleton
Do we have to believe in Marian apparitions?
Do Jesus, Mary and saints really appear to people? My parish priest says he does not believe so. Paragraph 67
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Church Teaching Question & Answer Sacraments Shackleton
Can Deacons Anoint the Sick?
During a healing service at a parish in a South African diocese, the deacon invited and anointed those present with the sacred oil of the sick. This was distressing because the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Code of Canon Law expressly forbid anyone but a valid priest or bishop from anointing in this way?
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