COMMENTARY: Lent is the perfect time to rediscover the Act of Contrition and the divine mercy it calls us to embrace.

Conor McGregor has faced multiple accusations of sexual assault, including a case in 2018 where he was ordered to pay €250,000 for brutal assault. Despite these controversies, McGregor maintains ...

Gene Hackman's neighbors admitted they barely ever saw the reclusive Hollywood legend in the decades before he was found mummified with his wife in their New Mexico home. Hackman, 95, was found ...

A Juilliard-trained pianist was found guilty of murdering a woman after he claimed he killed her in order to protect her daughter from abuse. On Feb. 20, a South Carolina jury found Zachary Hughes ...

Around the turn of the 20th century, writes Mr. O’Toole, “regular confession had taken hold as a defining characteristic of American Catholic religious life.” Churches generally don’t ...

Once at the heart of the religious practice for millions of American Catholics, the sacrament of confession could become a relic of the past.

A grieving confession Once Katie Lee was in custody, law enforcement entered the apartment and discovered the body of her son. Media reports suggest that Austin was found on his bed, covered in blood.

Religions go, “Nonsense ... and how grateful I am for the sacrament of Confession. The idea of ritual Confession unnerves people outside of the Catholic and Orthodox traditions, but once ...

The grand 45-day Maha Kumbh, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, concludes today with the final sacred dip at the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati in Prayagraj.

A Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament contestant made a shocking confession before winning Wednesday’s (February 26) episode. During the introductions, fan-favorite Ben Chan, a philosophy ...

A sweeping census on the state of American religion reveals a less sensational tale of Christianity in decline and a rise of the religiously unaffiliated compared to a decade ago. Pew Research ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Choir members sing hymns at Christ Church in Philadelphia during Sunday service, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo ...