Vatican launches 'Sindr,' the app that connects you with nearby confessionals

Archbishop Leo Cushley unveils “The Catholic App.” (Twitter / Leocushley)

If you’re a practicing Catholic who is desperate to be absolved for your sins, but don’t know where the nearest church is, you might be able to avoid purgatory just yet.

A new smartphone and tablet app christened “Sindr,” by some media and commentators, which allows users find the nearest Holy Mass, Confessional and information about local dioceses was launched at the Vatican on Tuesday, according to Time.

“The idea was really inspired by the Holy Father himself,” Leo Cushley, the Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, in Scotland, told Vatican Radio.

“He said to be imaginative about what do for the Holy Year of Mercy.”

The app, which is expected to be available in early 2017, was developed by software company Musemantik. It works off a user’s location data to track down the nearest Catholic Church.

Cushley unveiled the app, which is officially called “The Catholic App,” at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. He said he hoped it could help revolutionize the ancient institution.

Thanks to all who took part in today’s very successful launch of our new Mass & Confession finder app in Rome especially @viganoctv. pic.twitter.com/nAeq3hCgLd

— Archbishop Cushley (@leocushley) November 22, 2016

“This is a little bit of smart technology that could make a big impact on how the Catholic Church brings the mercy of God and the joy of the Gospel to our contemporary world.”