After the customary greetings, the penitent crosses himself: "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen." The priest urges the penitent to have confidence in God.

Before discussing these rites it is important to note that different sources disagree on exactly what constitutes a rite and exactly how many there are. A rite represents an ecclesiastical ...

An 11-year-old Florida girl was horrifically killed after she was thrown overboard and fatally struck by a boat's propeller while out on Palm Beach County's Lake Osborne. Brooke Mejeur was aboard ...