Gathered in Lourdes for their Fall Plenary Assembly from 2-7 November, French bishops have decided to officially recognize the “institutional responsibility of the Church” in sexual abuse cases and their systemic nature.

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