A confessional is a booth where Catholic priests hear parishioners' confessions of their sins and grant them absolution, ...

where church members go to the priest to confess sin. The priesthood of all believers means each Christian can confess to God directly.

A. On entering the confessional we should kneel, make the sign of the Cross, and say to the priest, "Bless me, father"; then add, "I confess to Almighty God and to you, father, that I have sinned." ...