The Pontiff will celebrate Mass publicly only once in July (for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, July 23), before his apostolic journeys to Portugal (August 2-6) and Mongolia (August 31-September 4).

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