Confession, the Catholic and Orthodox practice of listing one’s sins in the presence of a priest who then offers absolution and is sworn to secrecy under pain of eternal damnation, has long been a ...

Peter’s chapel in Lucerne swaps out its priest to set up a computer and cables in confessional booth The small, unadorned church has long ranked as the oldest in the Swiss city of Lucerne. But Peter’s ...

If you’ve been looking closely during The Abandons and thinking, “Why does this priest look so familiar?” we've got you! Father Killian Duffy has arrived in Angel’s Ridge with a suspiciously upgraded ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In the autum on 2024, a Swiss Catholic church installed an AI Jesus in a confessional to interact with visitors. This hologram of Jesus Christ on a screen was animated by an ...

Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross (THE CONVERSATION) In the autum on ...