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March 12, 2021

Vatican says general absolution still permissible during pandemic

Father Jiha Lim listens to a penitent’s confession March 7, 2021, at St. Aloysius Church in Great Neck, N.Y., during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vatican says general absolution still is permissible where infections continue to rise.

VATICAN CITY -- Offering general absolution to the faithful without having them personally confess their sins first may still be done in places seeing serious or increasing levels of coronavirus infections, a Vatican official said.

Published in Vatican
September 1, 2015

For Year of Mercy, Pope asks priests to forgive abortion

Pope Francis on Sept. 1 told priests to forgive repentant women who had had an abortion.

VATICAN - Pope Francis on Sept. 1 told priests to forgive repentant women who had had an abortion, specifically during the year-long jubilee celebration of Catholic faith, which begins in December.

Published in Vatican