Confession
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No, ‘AI Jesus’ isn’t actually hearing confessions: fact check
Numerous news reports have said that a new artificially intelligent “Jesus” has begun taking people’s confessions at a Catholic church... Read more
Privacy in the confessional: Is your smartphone listening to your sins?
Could it be true that your phone is “listening” to your private conversations — including in the confessional? Read more
Reconciliation on the rise? Catholics coming back to confession, poll suggests
In some corners of the country, the statistics were a welcome sign that the Church’s efforts are working. Read more
How to obtain a plenary indulgence during the 2025 Jubilee
The decree provides Catholics with the opportunity to gain indulgences by making pilgrimages, prayerfully visiting churches, or practicing works of... Read more
Catholic priest pepper-sprayed during confessions at Texas cathedral
The parish said in a statement that “someone dealing with mental health issues” sprayed rector Father Tony Neusch with the... Read more
Pope Francis: The heart of repentance is God’s ‘infinite love,’ ‘boundless mercy’
“Repentance is neither the fruit of self-analysis, nor of a psychic sense of guilt,” the pope said. Read more
‘Your confessional is ready’: Buzzing into confession at a Denver Catholic high school
Students at Bishop Machebeuf High School in Denver don’t wait in line for confession. Instead, they pick up a buzzer... Read more
Hearing the pope’s confession: Vatican confessor reflects on sacrament
A veteran Vatican confessor spoke about his time as confessor to Pope Francis, stressing the enduring and essential role of... Read more
Catholics can receive a plenary indulgence by praying before a Nativity scene
From Dec. 8 until Feb. 2, Catholics will be able to receive a plenary indulgence by praying before a Nativity... Read more
Thieves repent, sacramentally confess, and return stolen objects to chapel in Spain
A week after desecrating and robbing a chapel in the Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante in Spain, the thieves have confessed and... Read more
How to bring peace to the world? Start with sacramental confession, cardinal says
We can take hope in the reconciliation, mercy, and peace of Christ in confession, Cardinal Mauro Piacenza said in a... Read more
Young man after confession with the pope: ‘I told him the sins that pain me the most’
The 21-year-old Spaniard told ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, the details of what he considers “the confession of my... Read more
Pope Francis hears young people’s confessions in Lisbon
Pope Francis on Friday heard the confessions of three young people in the Jardim Vasco da Gama, renamed Reconciliation Park... Read more
Pope Francis hears confessions at Roman parish: God lifts us up when we hit ‘rock bottom’
In the presence of eucharistic adoration, the pope presided over a Lenten penitential service on March 17 to open “24... Read more
Diocese of Phoenix hits the streets to evangelize during Super Bowl LVII week
Volunteers are setting up outside the arena to hand out sacramentals like rosaries and miraculous medals, in addition to informational... Read more
Mexico priest recounts ‘amazing’ confession of accident victim he stopped to help
Father Salvador Nuño, a Legionary of Christ priest who serves in Monterrey, Mexico, shared the story on Facebook Jan. 27. Read more
An expert answers 6 common reasons for not going to confession
Monsignor Krzysztof Nykiel is regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary, the office of the Roman Curia responsible for issues related to... Read more
Poll finds half of Catholic likely voters believe in the Real Presence
A poll released this week found that of Catholic likely voters in the U.S., half believe in the Real Presence... Read more
The prayer of absolution will change for US Catholics in 2023. Here’s how
The changes are subtle, and the essential formula will stay the same. Read more
The Missionaries of Mercy are growing — and their ministry is changing lives
Pope Francis established the Missionaries of Mercy in 2015. Read more
