Articles on this issue "laity"
John Paul II told participants in the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Laity that the Eucharist is "the heart of the parish." The parish is the "most immediate and visible …
read moreDuring the month of July, John Paul II will pray "that, in the young Churches, the lay faithful may receive more attention and may be turned to greater account for evangelization." That is how …
read moreCatholic lay ministers who disagree with the Church's teachings should not be allowed to assist in distributing Communion, according to a letter reportedly sent by Cardinal Francis George to …
read moreHere is the text of the address John Paul II delivered to U.S. bishops of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas, at the conclusion of their five-yearly visit to Rome. …
read moreJohn Paul II lamented that human rights are being reduced to simple "self-centered demands." The Pope expressed this concern when receiving the bishops of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, New …
read moreIn an age when religion is increasingly marginalized, many Christians with duties in public life "end up by living in a schizophrenic way," warns a Vatican aide. Guzmán Carriquiry, …
read moreThe vocation of the laity will be the subject of an international theologians videoconference this Tuesday. The meeting, organized by the Vatican Congregation for Clergy, may be followed live …
read moreThe awakening of the laity is a sign of hope in the midst of the de-Christianization that France is experiencing, says John Paul II. The Pope voiced that hope today when he met with bishops of …
read moreA theologians videoconference organized by the Vatican will focus on the collaboration of the laity through diocesan and parish pastoral councils, as well as the pastoral care of shrines. The …
read moreAnswered by Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum. Q: Is a layperson allowed to remove Jesus from the tabernacle, place him in the …
read moreAvvenire).- Conferees at the first Congress of Catholic Laity of Eastern Europe concluded that the role of the laity in evangelization is "an indispensable duty after 70 years of forced …
read moreAvvenire).- The first congress of Eastern European Catholic laymen has opened in Kiev, evidence of the rebirth of their religious heritage. "Deprived of freedom of action, if not directly of …
read moreJohn Paul II appointed Bishop Stanislaw Rylko, secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity since 1996, as the new president of the dicastery. He succeeds Cardinal Francis Stafford, who …
read moreHere is the address John Paul II gave on Saturday to the bishops of Uganda who have been in Rome since Sept. 10 on their five-yearly "ad limina" visit. * * * Your Eminence, Dear Brother …
read moreJohn Paul II named 21 consultors for the Vatican Congregation for Clergy, including two U.S. bishops and a top American theologian. The new American episcopal consultors are Archbishop Daniel …
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