Sacrament of Confession

Bishop Tells Catholic Politicians Who Support Abortion to Repent and Become Pro-Life

01/05/2019 at 10:38 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Micaiah Bilger   Jan 2, 2019   |  Dublin, Ireland Pro-abortion politicians should repent for promoting the destruction of human life, Irish Catholic Bishop Kevin Doran said Tuesday. Ireland officially legalized abortion Jan. 1, a dark new era for the once strongly pro-life nation. New... read more

On Parishes With Short Confession Times

12/13/2018 at 4:41 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Elise Ehrhard, December 13, 2018 Months ago, I somehow got in an online argument defending the sacrifices Roman Catholic priests make for their parishioners. At one point, I mentioned the amount of time devoted to hearing confessions. At this point, a woman on the thread practically laughed... read more

The “Nine-Eleven” of the Catholic Church

09/13/2018 at 10:27 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
This lecture was given upon the presentation of the Italian edition of "The Benedict Option" on September 11, 2018 — translation of text as published here. The "Nine-Eleven" of the Catholic Church (Archbishop Dr. Georg Gänswein, Prefect of the Papal Household) Thank you very much for... read more

The Time Has Come to Ban “Reconciliation Rooms”

09/05/2018 at 11:01 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Erik Bootsma, September 3, 2018 Amid the recent revelations of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, there have been calls for substantive actions to prevent future abuse by clergy. While most of these calls have focused on transparency, accountability, punishment of guilty parties, and lay... read more

Fr. Martin’s False Comfort

08/27/2018 at 3:48 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Joseph Sciambra At the age of sixteen, after an indifferent Catholic education, I inexplicably paid a visit to the local priest. I didn’t know quite why I wanted to see him. It was during the height of the AIDS crisis, and I was scared, because I had recently come out to myself. I was a... read more

Irish Priest: Punished After Pro-Life Homily

07/18/2018 at 5:05 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
Dublin archbishop removes Fr. James Larkin from parish after he told pro-abortion Catholics to go to confession by David Nussman  •  ChurchMilitant.com  •  July 16, 2018 DUBLIN (ChurchMilitant.com) - An Irish priest was abruptly transferred from his parish, and some say he is being... read more

The Bitter Truth about Feminism

07/12/2018 at 4:37 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Lorraine V. Murray, July 11, 2018 When I tell people I’m an ex-feminist, some seem shocked and offended, as if I were suggesting the world isn’t round. Others get a look of joy upon their faces, as if they’re thinking, “Oh, how wonderful that someone else feels the same way I do!”... read more

Australian bishop: Seal of confession cannot be ended by ‘law of politicians’

06/20/2018 at 5:06 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Crux Staff, June 15, 2018 Politicians can change the law, but priests won’t violate the confessional, said the administrator of the Archdiocese of Adelaide. A new law says religious ministers in the state of South Australia will have to report anyone who admits to child abuse, even if... read more

Australian bishop: Seal of confession cannot be ended by ‘law of politicians’

06/18/2018 at 11:10 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Crux Staff, June 15, 2018 Politicians can change the law, but priests won’t violate the confessional, said the administrator of the Archdiocese of Adelaide. A new law says religious ministers in the state of South Australia will have to report anyone who admits to child abuse, even if... read more

Abp. Christopher Prowse hits back

06/13/2018 at 5:40 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
Abp. Christopher Prowse hits back by Christine Niles, M.St. (Oxon.), J.D.  •  ChurchMilitant.com  •  June 11, 2018 CANBERRA, Australian Capital Territory (ChurchMilitant.com) - An Australian archbishop is blasting regulations that would force Catholic clergy to violate the seal of... read more

Reportable conduct scheme extended to confessional, despite last-minute plea

06/12/2018 at 5:38 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Katie Burgess, 7 June 2018 Priests in Canberra will soon be forced to break the seal of confession to report child abusers, despite fears the new laws impinge on religious freedoms. All three parties in the ACT Legislative Assembly supported the bill to extend the mandatory reporting... read more

Cdl. Burke: Bishops, Vatican Have Failed to Defend Morality

06/10/2018 at 3:03 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

The evolution of the Catholic Church into oblivion

06/10/2018 at 2:48 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Irish bishop calls ‘yes’ voters on abortion referendum to come to confession

05/30/2018 at 4:40 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

The Crisis We Are Living

01/06/2018 at 5:37 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Why the pro-life movement should support the filial correction

10/20/2017 at 5:05 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

These priests were martyred for refusing to violate the seal of confession

09/03/2017 at 12:11 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Australian inquiry: priests should face criminal charges for not reporting abuse heard in confession

08/15/2017 at 11:56 AM By Mary Anne Hackett

Benedict XVI’s words for Card. Meisner’s funeral

07/17/2017 at 5:17 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

U.S. archbishop: Active gays must repent and change lifestyle before receiving Communion

07/11/2017 at 5:28 PM By Mary Anne Hackett