What is the church rule on how often a person must go to confession?

[kugee23]

What is the church rule on how frequent a person must go to confession is it once per year or is it only when one has committed a grave sin?

 

[Devon_Caffran]

The following links should assist you in better understanding the Catholic Church’s teaching on how often one should go to Confession. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.

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