In a video message Pope Francis greets believers across the world joined in prayer on this Fifth World Day of the Poor. Recorded in response to the Holy Father’s invitation to “Fratello”, an organization that serves the poor, to organize a global prayer initiative for the observance, the video message highlights how “the poor are the treasure of the Church”.
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
