...”I wish to restate as firmly as I can that abortion is a grave sin, since it puts an end to an innocent life.”
Because the Roman Catholic Church holds abortion to be such a serious sin, it was long a matter for a bishop who could either hear the woman’s confession himself or delegate that to a priest who was expert in such situations.
But in 2015, Francis allowed all rank-and-file priests for the duration of the Holy Year to grant absolution for an abortion.
There is one mediator between God and man...I think that is in Hebrews.
Abortion is forgivable. Always has been.