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 ...
God speaks to his followers in many ways. But does that include chatbots? A recent study by the New York Times shows that ...
This autumn, a Swiss Catholic church installed an AI Jesus in a confessional to interact with visitors. The installation was a two-month project in religion, technology and art titled "Deus in Machina ...
Q: Does a person's mortal sin prior to becoming Catholic follow him or her until confession and absolution? In particular, if ...
The term "Jesus phone" has just taken on a whole new meaning. A Catholic bishop in Indiana has, for the first time, given his official imprimatur--or blessing, if you will--to an iPhone/iPad app.
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state of Washington over its recent law mandating that priests must violate the seal of confession if child abuse is learned about during the ...
The Catholic sacrament of reconciliation ... Eventually, this rite became repeatable. Individual confession was codified into church law at the Fourth Lateran Council, a meeting of bishops in 1215.