EditorialThe Scaffolding Surrounded 17th Century, 95ft-tall Bronze Canopy By Giovan Lorenzo Bernini Surmounting The Papal Altar Of The Confession Is Seen In St. Peter's Basilica At The Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, Vatican City - 21 Feb 2024
EditorialRev. Tony Fitzsimons greeting children from Seaview Integrated Primary School who have come to the church to practice for their first confession, in Glenarm, Northern Ireland on March 27, 2023. (Andrew Testa/The New York Times)
EditorialImages from the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann at an exhibition in Jerusalem on Juner 8, 2022. A documentary, “The Devil’s Confession,” has aired recordings unheard during the proceedings. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times)
EditorialJohnny Hincapie, right, who spent 25 years in prison, after a court dropped his case in New York, Jan. 25, 2017. (Christian Hansen/The New York Times)
EditorialA photo of Edward David White and a newspaper clipping about his slaying in an album kept by his sister Barbara Mack, in Philadelphia, Nov. 5, 2021. (Kriston Jae Bethel/The New York Times)
EditorialMel Patrick Lynch in custody in connection to the kidnapping of Samuel Bronfman in New York on Aug. 17, 1975. (Barton Silverman/The New York Times)
EditorialMel Patrick Lynch in custody in connection to the kidnapping of Samuel Bronfman in New York on Aug. 17, 1975. (Barton Silverman/The New York Times)
EditorialCharles Busch, left, as the title character and Nancy Anderson in “The Confession of Lily Dare,” at the Cherry Lane Theater in New York, Jan. 10, 2020. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialCharles Busch, right, and the actor Kendal Sparks during a rehearsal for Busch's newest romp, "The Confession of Lily Dare," in Manhattan, Dec. 18, 2019. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)