National Catholic Reporter

Is confession dead? Q&A with a Catholic historian on the state of the sacrament

NCR interviews James O'Toole, whose new book, For I Have Sinned, details the growth and eventual decline of confession in the ...
Religion News Service

From public confession to private penance: How Catholic confession has evolved over centuries

(The Conversation) — The Catholic Church treats information shared during confession as absolutely confidential – but that requirement can create legal dilemmas. (The Conversation) — The 1953 Alfred ...
Washington Examiner

Washington state agrees not to require Catholic priests to report confessions

The state of Washington reached an agreement with Catholic officials this week not to require priests to report information that they learn in sacramental confession about suspected child abuse or ...
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 ...
Connecticut Post

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 ...