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Secrecy of Confession must never be violated, Vatican says

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Secrecy of Confession must never be violated, Vatican says

July 29, 2019January 21, 2026

By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY – In the light of "a worrying negative prejudice" against the Catholic Church, Pope Francis ordered the publication of a document affirming the absolute secrecy of everything said in Confession and calling on priests to defend it at all costs, even at the cost of their lives.The…...