A study released this summer by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University indicates a 16-percent drop in participation in lay ministry training programs over ...

WASHINGTON — A document that names laity who work in the Church “ministers” has some bishops concerned that the Church may be giving in to the vocations crisis. Bishops in Washington for the annual ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Lay ministers are taking an ever-greater role in the Catholic Church in 21st-century America. Whether that role will be positive or negative is the subject of ongoing debate.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have announced a new document, set to be voted on later this month, which explores the role of Catholic lay ministers in the Church. The topic had been hotly ...

Wavis Jordan is not your traditional staff preacher. The Mississippi native moved to Cape Girardeau after high school and with the prayers and support of others, he's embraced a role as a lay minister ...

The ministry of lay Catholics, whether formally instituted by the church or simply inspired by the Holy Spirit to serve the needs of others, flows from baptism and a recognition that every Christian ...

Fortuna United Methodist Church has a new certified lay minister. Kalesita Fa’asisila – who comes to the North Coast from the Bay Area – replaced the Rev. Amy Durward, who now serves as pastor at the ...

ROME -- 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 ...

ENID, Okla. — Willard Patocka, at age 88, has maintained an energy level that men half as old would envy. Patocka is in his 49th year of carrying the Eucharist in the celebration of Mass in the ...

The blustering U.S. Catholic bishops voted overwhelmingly a few weeks ago to begin a drafting a document on the Eucharist that could include restrictions on public figures who are Catholic and support ...