Vatican City, Jun 18, 2019 / 06:45 am
Nearly 250 young adults will meet in Rome this week for the International Youth Forum to discuss how best to implement ideas from the 2018 Synod of Bishops in their home dioceses.
Citing Pope Francis' urging in Christus Vivit that "young people themselves are agents of youth ministry," the Vatican Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life invited young adults from 109 countries to participate in the forum June 19-22.
Isabella McCafferty was selected by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference to participate in the International Youth Forum this week. She called Christus Vivit "a constant source of encouragement in my own faith journey and inspired me in my ministry."
"The challenge of course now is how to enable its richness to reach those who need to hear the heart of the document," McCafferty said June 18.