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Tucker Carlson says confession is ‘coolest thing’ Catholics do in interview with ‘The Chosen’ star

Tucker Carlson, while interviewing The Chosen's Jonathan Roumie on his podcast recently, gave high praise to the sacrament of confession: 'I'm not Catholic, but I've always thought that confession is the coolest thing they do.'

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Stephen Kokx

• Mar 11, 2025

Catholics wounded by abortion need to be called back to God this Lent

Many Catholic parishioners have been intimately wounded by their involvement in the abortion of a preborn baby. Lent can be a perfect time for clergy to share a message of hope and healing for those suffering from the pain of abortion.

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Kevin Burke and Theresa Burke, Ph.D

• Mar 6, 2025Mar 6, 2025

Washington Senate passes bill to jail priests for not violating Seal of Confession

Democrats in the state of Washington continue to push forward legislation that would jail Catholic priests if they decline to break the Seal of Confession. The bill is being sponsored by a pro-abortion, pro-LGBT self-professed Catholic state senator.

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Matt Lamb

• Mar 5, 2025Mar 5, 2025

Montana kills bill to jail priests for 5 years for not revealing what they hear in counseling

A Montana bill to jail priests for up to five years for not violating the Seal of Confession appears to have died in committee. The vote is a victory for the religious freedom of Catholic priests and the laity.

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Matt Lamb

• Jan 31, 2025Jan 31, 2025

Montana bill would still jail priests 5 years for not revealing what they hear in counseling

A Montana bill to jail priests for up to five years for not violating the Seal of Confession still puts them in legal jeopardy and removes some protections, even after being amended. Still, the Montana Catholic Conference supports it.

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Matt Lamb

• Jan 29, 2025Jan 29, 2025

Bishop Strickland preaches in US Capitol

Preaching inside the U.S. Capitol ahead of this year's March for Life, Bishop Joseph Strickland emphasized the importance of repentance and confession while stressing the power of God's mercy.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Jan 24, 2025Jan 24, 2025

Montana bill would jail priests for 5 years if they refuse to violate seal of confession

A bill proposed by Montana Democrats would jail Catholic priests for upholding the confessional seal, to which they are bound by Canon Law. Catholic League criticized the bill as ‘an egregious violation of the First Amendment.’

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Matt Lamb

• Jan 22, 2025

Confidence in the mercy of Christ’s Sacred Heart comes only with repentance

As our King, we know that Jesus has a right to command and judge us. But the theology of His Sacred Heart tells us that His mercy and love give us every reason to have confidence that we can follow His commandments and obtain favorable judgment.

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Robert T. Morrison

• Oct 31, 2024Nov 5, 2024

NOW is the time to prepare for the coming chastisement: here’s what you should do

On this episode of The John Henry Westen Show, Robert Bartlett returns to discuss the spiritual warfare facing the Church and world today and how to prepare for the chastisement ahead. This is Part 2 of a two-part interview.

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John-Henry Westen

• Oct 22, 2024Oct 23, 2024

Pope leads penitential service on eve of Synod with cardinals confessing list of new sins

Joining members of the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis presided over a penitence ceremony in the Vatican during which cardinals read out a list of petitions for forgiveness which the pope had written.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Oct 1, 2024Oct 2, 2024

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Tucker Carlson says confession is ‘coolest thing’ Catholics do in interview with ‘The Chosen’ star

Catholics wounded by abortion need to be called back to God this Lent

Washington Senate passes bill to jail priests for not violating Seal of Confession

Montana kills bill to jail priests for 5 years for not revealing what they hear in counseling

Montana bill would still jail priests 5 years for not revealing what they hear in counseling

Bishop Strickland preaches in US Capitol

Montana bill would jail priests for 5 years if they refuse to violate seal of confession

Confidence in the mercy of Christ’s Sacred Heart comes only with repentance

NOW is the time to prepare for the coming chastisement: here’s what you should do

Pope leads penitential service on eve of Synod with cardinals confessing list of new sins