The acts of torture enumerated below are prohibited either by American law or by international standards such as those set forth by the 2015 Nelson Mandela Rules to which the U.S. has been called to conform as recently as December 2023.
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
