An annual Lenten collection taken up by Catholics across the U.S. provides “life-changing hope,” said Archbishop Nelson Pérez of Philadelphia, chair of the board of Catholic Relief Services.
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