We can take hope in the reconciliation, mercy, and peace of Christ in confession, Cardinal Mauro Piacenza said in a letter ahead of the solemnity of All Saints.

Call it the iPhone app with a conscience … yours. The idea is that the software — Confession: A Roman Catholic App – will help church members organize their thoughts through a series of ...

Cardinal Piacenza is the head of the Vatican’s Apostolic Penitentiary, the office of the Roman Curia responsible for issues related to the sacrament of confession.