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  Pope’s Address on Pastors and Laity: Exploring Ways of Participation - ZENIT - English : The Holy Father’s address to participants in the Conference organized by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. (ZENIT News / Vatic an City, 18.02.2023).- On Saturday morning, February 18, Pope Francis met — in the Bishops’ Synod Hall in Vatican City -, with the participants in the International Conference for Presidents and Referents of the Episcopal Commissions for the Laity. The Conference took place from February 16-18 and focused on the theme “Pastors and Lay Faithful Called to Journey Together.”  Here is the text of the Holy Father’s address, with phrases in bold added by ZENIT. * * * I thank Cardinal Farrell and I greet you, representatives of the Episcopal Commissions for the Laity, leaders of Ecclesial Associations and Movements, officials of the Dicastery and all present. You have come here from various countries to reflect on the shared responsibility of Pastors and lay faithful in

  St. Scholastica, Virgin, sister of St. Benedetto - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/02/10/st--scolastica--virgin--sister-di-s--benedetto.html

Vocational Boom Continues in Korea: Seoul Now Has 1,000 Ordained Priests - ZENIT - English : Seoul now has 1,000 ordained priests in its young history, with the Ordination of 24 new priests and 20 new deacons.

3 Marian Prayers: Our Lady of China, Our Mother of Africa, Our Lady of Vailankanni - National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

This is the state of religious life in the United States: vocations, age, data, etc. - ZENIT - English : The U.S. Episcopate releases the report of Georgetown University's Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) in its 2023 edition. ZENIT News / Washington, 02.01.2023).-  Since 2010, the Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has commissioned the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University to conduct a survey of women and men religious who profess perpetual vows each year in a religious congregation, province, or monastery based in the United States. For this project, CARA was asked to gather information about the characteristics and experiences of these religious and report the findings to the Secretariat for use with the World Day of Consecrated Life in February. CARA then programmed the questionnaires into an online survey to give respondents the option of co