During his annual Christmas Day message, Pope Francis decried the “appalling harvest of innocent civilian victims” in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, while reiterating his calls for an immediate ceasefire.
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