Gunshots have pierced the walls of a Benedictine abbey in rural Missouri several times in recent weeks. Although there have been no injuries, Abbess Cecilia found holes in her bedroom walls. The community of Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles have no idea who has targeted them.

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