Pope Francis: Lay Ministry Must Be Done in Service to Others and Not Become ‘Self-Referential’

National Catholic RegisterPope Francis meets with participants of the plenary assembly of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life on April 22 at the Vatican.

The two attributes that all lay ministries in the Church have in common are ‘mission’ and ‘service,’ the Pope said, adding that means ‘the willingness to serve the brethren and, in them, to serve Christ.’