Pope confesses to taking his late confessor’s cross

Posted March 6, 2014

During an informal chat with Roman priests about the need to be merciful to their flocks, Pope Francis confessed to taking the rosary cross of his late confessor.

Read the full story from the Associated Press here.

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See a fuller story from Catholic News Service about the pope’s talk to the priests here.

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