Vatican City, Apr 8, 2017 / 15:09 pm
An international conference this week in Rome is seeking feedback from young people on the upcoming 2018 Synod of Bishops, as preparations are also underway for the 2019 World Youth Day in Panama.
The purpose of the April 5-9 conference, "From Krakow to Panama: The synod on the way with the young," was primarily to de-brief on WYD in Krakow and to help with the planning and implementation of WYD Panama in January 2019.
A new aspect this year, however, the conference also dedicated two days to a presentation of the prepatory document for the 2018 Synod of Bishops, which will discuss "Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment."
According to an April 6 statement, Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, said it's important to note that the upcoming synod is not being put on by young people or about them as subjects of study, but that it is for them, and that is why it is important they are included.