A specially-recruited group of 1400 priests and monks - with enhanced powers of forgiveness- have begun a year-long mission to absolve the sins of Roman Catholics in some of the furthest-flung corners of the world. To mark the Vatican's Year of Mercy, the missionaries of mercy have been given licence by Pope Francis to forgive transgressions which normally only the Pope himself can pardon. The priests have been selected from dioceses around the world, and are expected to carry out their special mission in countries including Burundi, Egypt, China and the United Arab Emirates. One of the priests is expected to travel among Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic, while another one is planning to tour remote parts of Australia in a van.
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