By Lay Centre staff ROME — A film with an interreligious perspective on the plight of Syrian refugees, screened at The Lay Centre this past spring, is making its rounds of the festival circuit. Its next screening, August 24, will be at the …
By Laura Ieraci WASHINGTON, D.C. — The most recent lay president of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) was recognized recently for his outstanding contribution to Catholic higher education by both the Vatican and the …
KOSICE, Slovakia — With all of the press coverage in recent weeks ahead of the high-profile canonizations Oct. 14, namely of St. Paul VI and St. Oscar Romero, the beatification of a young Slovak laywoman seemed to slip under the radar. Anna …
By Elena Dini ROME — Pope Francis recognized the "heroic virtues" of four laypeople July 5, thus advancing their sainthood causes. Italian politician Giorgio La Pira (1904-1977) was born in Pozzallo, Sicily. Having witnessed two …