Sacraments amid a pandemic
byCOVID-19 has brought the church and its faithful into new territory. Because of health and safety restrictions, some Catholics may not have access to…
Confession
Priest begins offering drive-through confessions in church parking lot
byBy Josephine von Dohlen Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — When public Masses in the Archdiocese of Washington were suspended in efforts to prevent the spread…
Confession is ‘highlight’ of NCYC as hundreds of priests share God’s mercy
byBy Sean Gallagher Catholic News Service INDIANAPOLIS — The National Catholic Youth Conference drew 20,000 youths from across the country to Indianapolis to be…
Editorial — A witness of mercy
byPope Francis has declared an extraordinary jubilee — a Holy Year of Mercy — to begin Dec. 8, the day we celebrate the Immaculate…