Pope Francis invited Catholics on Wednesday to learn from St. Joseph how to cultivate silence in their everyday lives. Speaking at his general audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Dec. 15, the pope noted that the Gospels do not contain a single word spoken by the foster father of Jesus.

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