To forgive sins validly in the Sacrament of Penance, two things are required: 1. The power to forgive sins which every priest receives at his ordination, and 2. The right to use that power which ...

Doing penance, described by Philippine Jesuits as an “act of mortification,” is a crucial part of Lent for many Catholics. Penance, the Jesuits said, “is any human ...

August Underground's Penance is the personal home video of two sociopathic killers on a murder spree. Again two killers videotape their bloodthirsty madness, but Penance also shows their slow decline.