Pope Francis discussed his vision for lay ministry in the Church in an April 22 speech, noting that all baptized people are called to take part in the mission of the Church regardless of whether ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, slamming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the recent violence in Murshidabad and Malda, called it a symbol of her government's "cruelty and indifference".

Approximately 1,000 lay ministers in a southern diocese bless the dead, baptize dying infants and distribute Communion in the absence of priests. Alagad sa Liturikanhon Kasaulugan (servants of ...

but he has really become a symbol of something free and bright, of some kind of hope." Police looked on but did not interfere as mourners lay flowers at Navalny's grave on Saturday. A rights group ...

‘Ormathoni’ is a symbol of the support provided by the government to the elderly, Minister for Social Justice R. Bindu has said. She was speaking after performing the State-level inauguration ...

The lay ministries include the Ministry of Reader, Minister of the Eucharist and Funeral Ministers, who will co-lead all of the standard funeral services with priests with the exception of the ...

Bishop of Clogher Larry Duffy commissioned the first 30 lay funeral ministers for the diocese, telling the congregation at Holy Cross Church, Lisnaskea that baptism “calls us to serve in new ...

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi ... festivals such as Ponggal are one of the symbols of close unity among people of various races and religions. "The spirit of mutual respect ...

These five lay ministers take turns on Sundays to run Freshwater United Church services. From left, they are Jennifer Adams, David Reitkoetter, David Moriarty, Lynne Priddle and Andrew Peacock.