Pope Francis has condemned the attempted assassination of Iraq’s prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi as a “vile act of terrorism.” The Pope sent a message to the Iraqi leader, offering his “prayerful closeness to you and your family, and to those injured.”
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