
Catholic Leaders in Costa Rica Oppose Bill Forcing Priests to Break Seal of Confession
Costa Rican Bishops’ Conference expressed its opposition to the bill.
Costa Rican Bishops’ Conference expressed its opposition to the bill.
Cardinal Piacenza is the head of the Vatican’s Apostolic Penitentiary, the office of the Roman Curia responsible for issues related to the sacrament of confession.
The young man from Córdoba, a city in southern Spain, received the news of this unforgettable event a month ago.
Padre Pio is mostly known for his deep wisdom about prayer and peace; his stigmata; miraculous reports of his bilocation; being physically attacked by the devil; and mastering the spiritual life.
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: The Eucharist draws us into the life of God and pushes us to engage with the world, presenting opportunities — and tensions — with civil authorities.
The Pope underlined that God waits for us, especially in the sacrament of penance, where he said the Lord touches our wounds, heals our hearts, and leaves us with inner peace.
The new language for the priest’s absolution is allowed as of Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. Priests must use the new language starting on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 16, the first Sunday after Easter 2023.
COMMENTARY: We’re the one criminal we can catch and keep safe and sane under his own hat by repentance, and we do that especially by repentance enacted in the confessional, and the graces God gives those who confess their sins.
COMMENTARY: And that’s where the sacrament of confession comes in.
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