Michael Kelly
Pope Francis hears the confession of a World Youth Day pilgrim in Vasco da Gama Garden in Lisbon, Portugal, August 4. The Pope administered the Sacrament to three pilgrims: young men from Italy and Spain, and a young woman from Guatemala. Photo: CNS/Vatican Media Young people were going to Confession on street corners and park benches throughout Lisbon during World Youth Day, but in the 150 plywood confessionals set up in Vasco da Gama Garden three of them found themselves face to face with Pope Francis. Donning a purple stole, the Pope heard their confessions in the riverside garden,…
