The Vatican may explore the possibility of a trip by Pope Francis to North Korea, a ranking Vatican official has disclosed. President Moon Jae-in of South Korea recently issued an invitation to the Pontiff. Archbishop Lazarus You Heung-sik, the Korean-born prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, told reporters that the Vatican “makes efforts to foster conditions for the Pope to visit North Korea through various channels.”
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
