National Catholic Reporter

Is confession dead? Q&A with a Catholic historian on the state of the sacrament

In October 2025, Washington state agreed to withdraw a controversial mandate compelling priests to report allegations of sexual abuse specifically revealed during the sacrament of confession. The bill ...
Washington Examiner

A myopic threat to Catholic priests to break the seal of confession

Confession, the Catholic and Orthodox practice of listing one’s sins in the presence of a priest who then offers absolution and is sworn to secrecy under pain of eternal damnation, has long been a ...
The New York Times

A Future for Confession

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National Catholic Register

What Should I Do After Confession If I Forgot My Penance, The Transformative Power of Praying the Daily Rosary, and More Great Links!

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Connecticut Post

From public confession to private penance: How Catholic confession has evolved over centuries

(THE CONVERSATION) The 1953 Alfred Hitchcock film “I Confess,” based on an earlier play, features a priest suspected of murder. He’s innocent, and has even heard the murderer’s confession – but cannot ...
New York Post

Judge blocks Washington state law requiring Catholic priests to report abuse, even if disclosed in confession

WASHINGTON — A federal judge blocked Washington state Friday from enforcing a law that would require Catholic priests to report child abuse — even when disclosed in a confessional — or face nearly a ...
National Review

Washington State Backs Off Effort to Pressure Catholic Priests into Violating Seal of Confession

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Crux

As Lent continues, a first-of-its-kind national study finds that most Catholics would consider going to Confession

Do you ever go to confession in a Catholic Church? Most Catholics in the United States who go to Mass at least occasionally ...
National Catholic Register

5 Incredible Catholic Sites in Missouri, 7 Reasons to Go to Confession, The Self-Discipline That Will Change Your Life, and More Great Links!

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