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VATICAN CITY – A few hours after urging priests to be generously available for the sacrament of penance, Pope Francis went to confession, then offered the sacrament to seven Catholics.

]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Vatican Fri, 17 Mar 2017 14:30:00 -0400