Arceli Padua still takes time to attend formation programs despite being a catechist for 21 years. "I am continuously catechizing myself and strengthening my formation," Padua told UCA News. The ...

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 ...

Greenwood Village, Colorado, Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Augustine Institute and Ignatius Press have collaborated on a groundbreaking initiative to reinvigorate Catholic education: Word of ...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s liturgy office on Monday issued a rite and guidelines for the institution of lay catechists in the dioceses of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis created the lay ministry ...

Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - On June 15, after years of closure, the “Blessed Isidoro Bakanja” Catechetical Formation Center finally reopened its doors, with a ceremony presided over by Bishop José Lampra ...

Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "May the institution of the ministry of the catechist be, for the Church, a further reason for unity and communion, in the diversity of gifts and ministries that are at the ...

While the VLCFF is a virtual platform, facilitators are no strangers to bringing lessons into the “real world.” Heidi Acuña, from the Hispanic Ministry & Faith Formation at Immaculate Conception ...

POPE Leo XIV hands a crucifix to newly instituted catechists Rodina Anonuevo (left) and Charlita Tabigue during Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on September 28. Pope Leo XIV commissioned 39 ...

On Sunday, Sept. 17, Catholic parishes across the United States will celebrate Catechetical Sunday. This day highlights the important role that catechesis and faith formation play in the lives of ...

Catechists in Sichuan province grieved when looking for the first time at the ghostly ruins of Beichuan, all that the 8.0-magnitude earthquake in May left of the town. Catechists from five dioceses in ...

Nairobi — A Catholic priest has called on the church to take more seriously the formation of catechists in order to enable them help priests in evangelization. Fr Patrick Murunga, the director of ...

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 ...