Absolution from these sins can be obtained only from the bishop, and sometimes only from the Pope, or by his special permission. Persons having a reserved sin to confess cannot be absolved from ...

In 1962, Pope John XXIII opened the Second Vatican ... cannot authentically absolve human sins. Chicago couple lost $4,500 in a tap-and-pay scam that turned violent. Learn what happened and ...

Pope Francis attends a vigil prayer in St. Peter's Basilica ahead of the start of the Synod of Bishops 16th General Assembly, ...

and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. The penitent answers: "Amen." The priest dismisses the penitent with this or any of the ...