Looking for the nearest confessional or mass? There’s an app for that!

Gelo Gonzales

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Looking for the nearest confessional or mass? There’s an app for that!
The app, which will arrive in 2017, is said to be designed to engage today's mobile generation

MANILA, Philippines – There are so many apps today focused on helping you find things. Uber and Grab helps you find rides. Airbnb helps you find affordable lodging. Waze helps us look for the best route. 

So why not an app that helps you find the nearest confessional or Holy Mass? Now, there’s an app for that too. Called “The Catholic App,” the app helps religious individuals to find the “nearest and soonest opportunities to go to Confession and Holy Mass” from their current location via GPS as reported on Radio Vatican

As Time reported, the app was launched at the Vatican on Tuesday, Nov 22, US time, by Edinburgh Archbishop Leo Cushley. The Archbishop was quoted as saying that the idea was inspired by the Pope himself: “He said to be imaginative about what to do for the Holy Year of Mercy.” The app is set to go live in 2017. He calls it “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.”

The Archbishop posted about the event on his Twitter account: 


Time also says that the app reportedly uses technology by software firm Musemantik. The app also appears to be for sale to dioceses around the world.

In the Vatican Radio article, Dr Maciej Zurawski, the founder and CEO of Musemantik, reportedly said that he hopes that Catholic dioceses across the globe will purchase the new app. The article also said the Musemantik hopes that the high-profile launch in Rome “will persuade other dioceses throughout the Catholic Church to purchase the app in the weeks to come.” 

On the app’s official site, its proposed benefits for dioceses around the world were listed down:

  • Increasing Mass attendance, by enabling more Catholics and others to find and attend Holy Mass and Confession in your diocese.
  • Helping younger Catholics – particularly in the age group 18-55 – to be more engaged in your diocese, as they most utilize smartphones and tablets.
  • Enabling direct news communication to all users without relying on e-mails or social media.
  • Providing you with valuable statistics about when and where Holy Mass and Confession are needed most across the diocese.
  • Help visitor and tourists to your diocese to find Holy Mass and Confession.Saving your diocese money on printing costs!
  • Saving your diocese money on printing costs!

Given these benefits, do you think this is an app that local dioceses should get a hold of? Rappler.com

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Gelo Gonzales

Gelo Gonzales is Rappler’s technology editor. He covers consumer electronics, social media, emerging tech, and video games.