Pope Francis joined a prominent Vatican official and seven priests for lunch on Holy Thursday and emphasised the importance of hearing confessions.
Archbishop Giovanni Becciu has a longtime custom of inviting priests to join him for lunch on Holy Thursday — a custom that predates his 2011 appointment as deputy secretary of state responsible for the internal affairs of the Roman Curia.
When Pope Francis heard about the meal with the priests, most of whom work with the poor, he said he wanted to attend.
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