Widely reported as a hologram, the Jesus avatar itself actually appears on a curved monitor behind the confessional screen, Catholic News Agency (CNA) reported.

One church’s experiment of using AI in its confessional booth is facing mixed feedback.

An experimental art installation with an AI Jesus entitled, Deus in Machina, installed in a confessional in St. Peter's Chapel in the old town of Lucerne, Switzerland, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024.