Pope Francis to Confirm Two Ridgewood Teens in Rome

Two Ridgewood teens from Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Church will be confirmed by Pope Francis at St. Peter's Square in Rome on Sunday, according to a CBS2 report.

Brigid Miniter, 14, and Anthony Merejo, 17, of Ridgewood, were chosen as among the 40 people from across the globe to be confirmed by the new leader of the Catholic Church.

Miniter and Merejo are the only two representatives from North America.

“It doesn’t seem real at all,” Minter told CBS2 on Tuesday. “I am super-excited, though.”

Added Merejo: “I just get goose bumps when I think about it – I am going to be in Rome, in the Vatican...being in the Mass, and himself confirming me is very moving.”

According to CBS, Mount Carmel RC Church Monsignor Ron Rozniak was told by the Newark Archdiocese that he had two days to select two congregants. He chose Miniter and Merejo by pulling their names out of a hat.

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