During last year’s ’24 Hours of Reconciliation’ he personally went to confession
VATICAN CITY
(CNA/EWTN News)
Pope Francis heard confessions of the faithful in St. Peter’s Basilica on March 4.
He presided over a 5 p.m. rite of reconciliation with individual confession and absolution of penitents, the Vatican office said.
The Pope’s participation at the penitential celebration was part of a “24 Hours of Reconciliation” initiative in Italy, which is celebrated once a year on a Friday in Lent.
Cardinals, bishops, priests, and religious are invited by the Vatican to participate in the event by gathering around the Altar of the Confession inside the basilica.
Pope Francis has led several penitential celebrations during his pontificate. During one of them, March 28, 2014, he personally went to confession.
