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Pope Francis addresses young people at Lokomotiva Stadium in Košice, Slovakia, Sept. 14, 2021. Vatican Media.

Confession is the "sacrament of joy": Pope Francis to Slovakia’s young Catholics

The pope spoke to around 25,000 young people in Košice, eastern Slovakia.

The Sacrament of Penance (also commonly called the Sacrament of Reconciliation or Confession) is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church.

“No sacraments on Internet”: Ghanaian Bishop on Confession amid COVID-19 Restrictions

As Catholics in many parts of the world keep away from gatherings including places of worship as a way to curb the spread of COVID-19, a Ghanaian Prelate has, in response to a question raised regarding Confession, explained why the Sacrament of Penance cannot be offered through electronic means.

Pope Francis offers Mass in Casa Santa Marta. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis' Morning Mass Livestreamed this Week

Pope Francis’ daily morning Mass, offered in the chapel of Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican guesthouse where he lives, is being livestreamed this week so people from around the world may join in prayer for those sick with coronavirus.

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Salesians in Burundi Reach out to Bujumbura’s Vulnerable Youth with Food Assistance

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Human Resource Award to Zimbabwe Bishops' Conference Staff "vote of confidence": Officials

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Jesuits Equip Kenyan Prison Officers with “life skills” to Help Young Offenders

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Bishops in Togo Fault Government Directive on Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate

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“Culture of lies gaining ground” in DR Congo, Cardinal Says, Urges Testimony of Faith

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Bishop-elect for South Sudan’s Rumbek Diocese Envisions Revival of Trauma Healing Center

Kenyan Catholic Parish in Mourning after Wedding-bound Seminary Bus Plunges into River

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Close Churches or Risk Attacks, Nigerian “Fulani association” Warns Christians in a Letter

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Catholic Bishop Heading Africa’s Communications Committee Appointed to Vatican Dicastery

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Nine Concerns Catholic Bishops in Eastern Africa Want Addressed to Contain Conflicts

Pope Francis speaks during an in-flight press conference on the journey from Athens to Rome, Dec. 6, 2021. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Says He Accepted Paris Archbishop’s Resignation "on the altar of hypocrisy"

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Do Everything to Stop “Rwanda-type genocide” in Ethiopia: Church Leaders Urge Pope Francis

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St. Joseph Shows Engaged Couples What Real Love Looks Like: Pope Francis

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Look into Future with Hope, Catholic Bishops in Eastern Africa to South Sudan, Ethiopia

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Eritrea's Church Leadership Fostering Human Rights Advocacy after Facility Seizures

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