Pope Francis to confer new lay ministries for first time in St. Peter’s Basilica

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will confer the ministries of catechist, lector, and acolyte upon lay men and women for the first time in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday.

Candidates from three continents will receive the new ministries during the papal Mass for the Sunday of the Word of God on Jan. 23.

Two people from the Amazonian region in Peru will be formally made catechists by the pope, along with other candidates from Brazil, Ghana, Poland, and Spain.

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Pope Francis celebrates Mass on the first Sunday of the Word of God Jan. 26, 2020. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA.