Rituals of purification or moral cleansing are common in many religious traditions. For example, ritual washing before prayer, public worship, (re)inclusion, or other religious activities is present ...

Discussion of the legacy of Henry Kissinger was bound to be complex. Many obituaries had been prepared years in advance, a testament to Kissinger’s longevity but also to the polarization of opinion ...

Admittedly, it has been quite some time since I followed Catholic dogma. (Not since 1966 when I graduated from high school after suffering through 12 years of Catholic education.) However, I was ...

It seems somehow fitting that J.R. Bohannon started writing the track “Absolution” in a church: the leader of the Brooklyn drone act Ancient Ocean says the idea for the track came from “an internal ...

You can find today’s readings here. “Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?” (Lk 5:23) I don’t know about you, but I admit I’m skeptical of arguments for ...

ROME -- Pope Francis has made it easier for women who've had abortions to be granted absolution during confession. The pontiff decreed that during the Jubilee year of Mercy starting December 8, any ...