The dicastery also approved another option for the penitent’s Act of Contrition, in addition to the 10 prayers already approved by the Holy See. The text of this newly approved prayer will be ...

Pope Francis leads an audience for priests who hear confessions in the basilicas of Rome and priests and seminarians attending a course on confession offered by the Apostolic Penitentiary, the ...

Prayer in the sense of petition, asking for things, is a small part of it; confession and penitence are its threshold, adoration its sanctuary, the presence and vision and enjoyment of God its ...

“Prayer,” he said, “is the first and most powerful thing we can do.” If you’re a parent of a schoolchild in 2023, you’ve perhaps gotten some form of the “lockdown” text.

When we chant the liturgy of confession, we are not confessing our sins. We are acting with our lips to form actual words that represent the entire spectrum of the Hebrew alphabet, alef to taf .

A Novendiali, a nine-day period of mourning, remembrance and prayer began with Pope Francis' funeral Mass in Rome on April 26, 2025. Mass will be held each day of mourning.

This Thursday is the 2025 National Day of Prayer, a tradition as old as the U.S. itself. Here's what to know about the day and how it's observed.