31.   Pio would hear confessions, for hours, to the point of exhaustion, gratefully taking the candies faithful would offer him to moisten his parched throat.

32.   A senior Hamas official was allowed to meet with the three in jail Monday and heard their confessions firsthand, the official said.

33.   A judge heard the confession in a closed courtroom later and banned the statement from being made public.

34.   A judge later heard the confession in a closed courtroom and banned the statement from being made public.

35.   A new Truth Commission that will hear confessions of apartheid-era political crimes and recommend amnesty is being set up.

36.   A Roman Catholic priest who was stabbed after hearing a confession has identified his attacker but is reluctant to testify against him.

37.   Anglican priests who hear confessions of sexual abuse and other crimes may report them to authorities, the Sydney diocese has decided.

38.   But it will also sponsor local committees to hear the confessions of lesser abusers, allowing them to do community service work to repay the damage they did.

39.   Earlier in the day, John Paul heard confessions from people from Spain, Portugal, Germany, Italy, the United States and his native Poland.

40.   Fero will conduct masses and baptisms, distribute communion, hear confession and provide informal spiritual counseling.