I could have walked out," Roof said. Church surveillance videos indicate Roof was actually inside for about 45 minutes. Roof, as he has for much of the trial, hardly looked up as the confession played ...

The Catholic Pulse Report finds that God’s mercy remains the top draw for both regulars and those who have not received the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PARIS (AP) — France’s government has ...

Speaking in St. Peter's Square Wednesday, Pope Benedict said the church would take action to confront the priest sex abuse scandal. E.J. Dionne, of The Washington Post and the Brookings Institution, ...

An Oregon woman whose husband is in prison for sexually abusing a child is suing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for reporting his confession to state authorities. In the lawsuit, ...

The Lenten period for penance started this week with Ash Wednesday, and some Catholic priests are happily bracing for long lines outside the confessional. The faithful across the United States are ...

WILLIAMSTON — The Rev. Mark Rutherford prepared to hear confessions by donning a long robe. He also wore a hat to keep out the unseasonable May chill, sunglasses to shield his eyes and mask to limit ...

(CNN) — An Oregon woman whose husband is in prison for sexually abusing a child is suing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for reporting his confession to state authorities. In the ...