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Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary. Credit: PersiGianluigi (public domain).). / null

Vatican City, Dec 11, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Sacramental confession has healing abilities that priests should especially… […]

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