The Times Leader

Six Children receive ‘Sacrament of Penance’ at SS.Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church

SS.Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church, Olyphant, Pa was the settingSunday, June 2, for six Children who received the “Sacrament of Penance” (Holy Communion) at the 11:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy ...
The Times Leader

Children Receive Sacrament Of First Penance

Children from St. Boniface, St. Patrick’s, and Holy Rosary parishes celebrated their First Penance at St. Boniface Church with the Rev. James McGahagan, administrator at St. Boniface and St. Patrick’s ...
Greenwich Time

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 ...
National Catholic Reporter

Over centuries, Catholic confession has evolved from public confession to private penance

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 clear his own name ...