Bishop Rolando José Álvarez of Matagalpa, a vocal critic of the Nicaraguan president, preaches for the country to be reconstructed on the principles of human dignity and freedom

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