Caribbean catechists meet Pope at international congress

A hand-painted priest’s stole featuring the flags of all the nations comprising the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) was presented to Pope Francis during an audience with the Holy Father to conclude the 3rd International Catechetical Congress, held September 8–10 at the Vatican, Rome. Bernadette Gopaul-Ramkhalawan, a Penal parishioner and catechist for many years, told Catholic…