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Indian Catholics back pope s new ministry for catechists Bishop Mathias says lay catechists are the foot soldiers who spread the first message of Christianity Sanjay Tirkey says being a catechist is a vocation. (Photo supplied) Indian Catholics have welcomed the news that Pope Francis has created a lay ministry to encourage greater participation of men and women in spreading the Catholic faith. The papal letter Antiquum Ministerium (Ancient Ministry) was released on May 11 in eight languages. “We wholeheartedly thank the Holy Father and welcome the gesture by him for recognizing our foot soldiers who are the actual personnel helping in evangelization and spreading the Good News of the Church,” Bishop Gerald John Mathias of Lucknow told UCA News.

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