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Burning Confessions? What’s That?

A priest asked us to put our sins in writing on paper when we went to confession. We got absolution, […]

A newborn baby is baptised by a deacon because it is not expected to live. It survives, and the deacon

Please explain the term Son of Man, often mentioned in the Old and New Testaments. Does it refer to Jesus

I have become more aware than ever of the millions of human beings that people the earth. So many are

Someone who has sinned badly, confesses the sin and is absolved in the sacrament of reconciliation can often feel the

Guest editorial by Michael Shackleton – It is instructive that the upcoming presidential elections in France have pushed some internet giants

The book of Revelation 20:1-6 tells us that Christ will return to earth and reign as king for one thousand

I went to a communal penitential service in Advent, thinking that six priests would get through the confessions faster than

Does the Church permits a priest to have children via in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or naturally before entering the priesthood. -Dmitri