“The Word of God, who created the world and who gives meaning to history and to humanity’s journey, became flesh and came to dwell among us,” Pope Francis said at the beginning of his message, delivered to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Christmas Day (video). “He came like a whisper, like the murmur of a gentle breeze, to fill with wonder the heart of every man and woman who is open to this mystery. . . .”
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
