A friend from Rome wrote to ask me: “How is the upcoming Synod not an Ecumenical Council?” “If it’s not a disguised Ecumenical Council,” my friend continued, “how does it differ from all the other […]
POPE FRANCIS TO CONFER NEW LAY MINISTRIES FOR FIRST TIME IN ST. PETER’S BASILICA
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will confer the ministries of catechist, lector, and acolyte upon lay men and