Only an ordained priest or bishop can hear a confession.
The Sacrament of Penance.
It is a sacrament of Healing.
The name of the sacrament which you confesses your sins is called the Sacrament of Penance. Its three names are reconciliation, penance, and confession.
foRmula of sacrament of reconciliation
Penance
the sacrament of reconciliation (penance or confession)
It is called the sacrament of Penance, the sacrament of Reconciliation, the sacrament of Forgiveness, the sacrament of Confession, and the sacrament of Conversion.
the sacrament of reconciliation or penance
In the sacrament of reconciliation or confession, you receive sanctifying grace if you make a worthy confession. The priest will hear your confession and absolve you of your sins, if he is able (which means that you are genuinely contrite and intend to not sin again), and give you a penance, which is usually a token punishment for you to show your repentance to God. The sacrament of penance restores you to baptismal purity.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe sacrament in which one confesses one's sins is called Penance. The common name used by the laity is Confession, but technically it is the Sacrament of Penance.
The matter of reconciliation is the penance.
The 7 sacraments... Sacrament of baptism sacrament of confirmation sacrament of holy eucharist sacrament of penance sacrament of extreme unction sacrament of holy orders sacrament of matrimony