The school board trustee who introduced the motion stressed that the schools she represents are Catholic and should therefore be ‘free from opinions on matters that are inappropriate’ for Catholic schools or that ‘deviate’ from what is taught in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

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