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In religious terms repentance is a prerequisite for divine forgiveness and mercy. For Jews and Muslims, the focus is on God’s desire for us to repent before pardoning us unconditionally.

Building upon the centrality of God’s love in the sacrament, the pope observed that for priests “it is beautiful to hear, on the lips of a penitent, the acknowledgment of both God’s infinite ...

Fr. Colin Lomnitzer, a Connecticut priest, reflects on Mark 1:4, which talks about John the Baptist "proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins." ...

“Repentance is neither the fruit of self-analysis, nor of a psychic sense of guilt,” the pope said. Friday, July 11, 2025. A service of EWTN News.