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 ...

For generations, American Catholics regularly went to confession, a sacred rite that offers a way to reconcile with God and the Church. But starting in the 1970s, they stopped, and in his new book, ...

Silenced Irish priest Father Tony Flannery has once again broken ranks with church authorities in Ireland by calling for an overhaul of the ancient seal of Confession. On the eve of a speaking tour in ...

This week’s Register tells the story of the many bishops who are finding innovative ways to promote confession. Here are seven ways laypeople can follow their example and promote confession ourselves ...