Four years since admitting to making 'regrettable errors' in his handling of abuse allegations, the controversial bishop ...

The new law creating the lay ministry of catechists officially recognizes -- for the universal Catholic Church -- a practice that has been used for centuries in local dioceses, and goes out of its ...

The new law creating the lay ministry of catechists officially recognizes for the universal Catholic Church a practice that has been used for centuries in local dioceses, and goes out of its way ...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s liturgy office on Monday issued a rite and guidelines for the institution of lay catechists in the dioceses of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis created the lay ...

The newly instituted ministry of catechist is for lay people who have a particular call to serve the Catholic Church as a teacher of the faith.

Throughout history and across the globe, lay catechists have been revered as saints, and many were martyred for their refusal to renounce their faith and their vocation to teach the Christian ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday formally created a new lay ministry to encourage greater participation of secular women and men in the teaching of the Catholic faith, especially in places where priests ...