Father José María Di Paola, an Argentine priest known for his outreach to the poor, collected messages of congratulations to the Pope for the eighth anniversary of his pontificate. Pope Francis expressed his gratitude in a six-minute Spanish-language video message.
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
