Evidence show that confession might actually have an origin in the pre-Christian religious customs of ancient Greece.

In the movies, the penitent enters a confession booth, kneels and whispers to a priest behind a lattice screen: "Forgive me, father, for I have sinned." This drama was, for centuries, at the center of ...

In the movies, the penitent enters a confession booth, kneels and whispers to a priest behind a lattice screen: “Forgive me, father, for I have sinned.” This drama was, for centuries, at the center of ...

A funny thing happened on the way to last Sunday’s Compassion Forum: the politics of religion gave way to the politics of confession. While Newsweek editor Jon Meacham’s 30-second warning was ...

The 1953 Alfred Hitchcock film "I Confess," based on an earlier play, features a priest suspected of murder. He's innocent, and has even heard the murderer's confession—but cannot clear his own name.

(RNS) — Catholic leaders are pushing back against efforts to alter state laws that exempt clergy from reporting child abuse they hear about during the sacrament of confession, arguing the changes will ...

Reverent gayety at Augsburg, Bavarian city on the River Lech, last week celebrated the 400th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession. Martin Luther, who all his adult life suffered with nervous ...