The American bishops have been meeting in Baltimore this week for the annual general assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). This is the first time they have met as a body, in person, since before the pandemic. Most of them seemed happy to be together again. Few of them seemed to relish the prospect of a fight over whether pro-choice politicians ought to be denied Communion…
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
