HONOLULU — Reacting to an emergency alert that mistakenly warned of an imminent ballistic missile attack from North Korea, Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu, Hawaii, gave general absolution to a group of ...

MAUNAWILI, OAHU (Hawaii News Now) - The chapel at St. Stephen's Diocesan Center is a place of peace and serenity. But that peace was interrupted by Saturday's missile alert. A priest was about to ...

The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica is seen through trees in the Vatican Gardens. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen ROME — In places particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic and with severe ...

ROME — Catholic bishops in northeast Italy have said that the risk of illness amid the ongoing pandemic constitutes a “grave necessity” permitting priests to confer the Sacrament of Reconciliation ...

An electronic sign reads, "There is no threat" in Oahu, Hawaii, after a false emergency alert that said a ballistic missile was headed for Hawaii Jan. 13. Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva gave general ...

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People who recall, or even imagine, being absolved of their sins tend to donate more money to the church, according to British researchers. "Recent evidence has suggested that people are more likely ...