The presence of crucifixes in Italian classrooms is now optional. A recent high court ruling “has caused an uproar in the media, and is likely to spark new clashes rather than promote a truce.”
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
