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In most countries, women and men have long served as lectors and catechists. But those formally installed in the ministries are recognized as having a specific vocation to leadership in their communities.
At his celebration of Mass for the Sunday of the Word of God Jan. 23, Pope Francis will formally install new catechists and lectors ministries open to women.
Catholic men and women formally installed in the new ministry of catechist, instituted by Pope Francis seven months ago, are not simply religious education teachers but represent a new, formal office and vocation in the church.