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 ...

After four years of training, the Salt Lake City diocese certified 85 people to lay ecclesial ministry Aug. 9. But for the first time in the diocese, 63 had attended a lay ecclesial ministry program ...

Amid all the hand-wringing over a shortage of priests and nuns, one frequently overlooked statistic may offer a glimpse of the future of ministry in America’s Catholic churches: More than 18,000 ...

In these sessions, lay counselors continue their training and discuss cases together. Supervisors are available at any time to consult with lay counselors individually. This system of training, ...