Pope Francis hears confessions at St. John Lateran in Rome March 2, 2017. / Vatican Media.

Pope Francis hears confessions at St. John Lateran in Rome March 2, 2017. / Vatican Media.

Addressing more than 800 priests and seminarians participating in a course on the internal forum organized by the Apostolic Penitentiary, Francis underscored that a “good confessor is always called to see this miracle of change, to be aware of the work of grace in the hearts of penitents.”