Pope Francis on Tuesday instituted the new lay ministry of catechist, with the apostolic letter Antiquum ministerium (“Ancient ministry”). You might have questions about what this ministry is and who ...

In his apostolic letter this May creating the new ministry of catechist for the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said he wanted to recognize those who teach the faith as having a "stable form of service ...

Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) - A new training center dedicated to Hmong catechists, called the "International Hmong Center", intended to serve the Catholic population of the Hmong ethnic group, was ...

Bac Ninh (Agenzia Fides) - In Vietnam, all pupils across the country have a 3-month summer vacation from June to August, and catechism classes are also on summer vacation. Therefore, catechists also ...

YouCat, a Catholic Youth movement, is one of the busiest in the country, with 8,500 members already involved in catechist training of young converts. Its aim, even on the Internet, is to train "young ...

Pope Francis arrives to pray the rosary with about 160 people in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 1, 2021. The pope began a monthlong rosary marathon praying for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Catechists in Vietnam should be trained as disciples of Jesus capable of assisting people to respect traditional values, was one takeaway message from a national catechism congress held in Dong Nai ...

The Conference of Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions (CELRA) held its 71st plenary assembly in Abu Dhabi from 18 to 21 October. The Synod, COVID-19 and catechist training were some of the topics ...

Nairobi — Parish priests should take the training of catechists seriously, as catechists are a basic step towards conveying the message of Christianity on the continent. Leaving the big task of ...

Yousaf Bachan, a third-generation catechist from Faisalabad in Pakistan’s Punjab province, is known for being outspoken on his YouTube channel but doesn’t like to gripe about his financial woes. The ...

A catechist gives a reflection on Scripture at the diocesan center in Abuja, Nigeria, in this Sept. 3, 2010, file photo. Pope Francis will issue a document May 11 instituting the formal “ministry of ...