The German government is to submit a proposal to rebuild the devastated Port of Beirut. The massive blast in August that killed over 200 people and displaced thousands compounded a critical political and economic crisis in the nation, with increasing numbers of Lebanese citizens pushed into poverty. Pope Francis has repeatedly appealed for aid to the people of Lebanon and expressed his closeness to those who are suffering.
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
