David Sassoli, president of the European Parliament since 2019, died on January 11 at the age of 65 (AP obituary). The papal telegram of condolence to Sassoli’s widow paid tribute to him as a “believer animated by hope and charity.”
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
