Once at the heart of the religious practice for millions of American Catholics, the sacrament of confession could become a relic of the past.

Former pastor Steven Lawson acknowledged that he has “sinned grievously,” speaking out for the first time about the scandal ...

We’re now deep in Lent and people who go to church enjoy singing a seasonal bit of chant with the refrain Attende Domine et ...

Those of us who still go are “manifestly a minority,” writes Mr. O’Toole in “For I Have Sinned,” his thoughtful account of how a once-common habit has declined “with a speed that may ...

Regarding John J. Miller’s review of “For I Have Sinned” (Books, March 1), I date my lapse from Catholicism to a priest’s too ...