Rev. Thomas Rausch, a professor of theology at Loyola Marymount University, told USA TODAY the installation is in no way a substitute for or equivalent to the Catholic sacrament of reconciliation.

The state senator who introduced the measure says she cannot ‘stomach any argument about religious freedom being more ...

The priest must and does refuse absolution to a penitent when he thinks the penitent is not rightly disposed for the Sacrament. He sometimes postpones the absolution till the next confession ...

The bill would amend state law to require clergy to report instances of child abuse with no exemption for instances where the ...