Steubenville, Ohio, Jul 5, 2004 / 22:00 pm
More than 2,100 teens from 13 states and Canada were encouraged to "rise up and join a Catholic revolution" at a Franciscan University of Steubenville youth conference held that past weekend, reported The Steubenville Herald-Star.
Youth minister and conference host Bob Lesnefsky told the youth that “Pope John Paul II won't stop talking about how the Catholic Church is about to experience a revolution…see an outpouring by God on young people.
“We are here to be part of this amazing revolution – and the key to the revolution is you," he said, according to the Herald-Star.
The event is one of 13 Franciscan University youth conferences to be held across the United States this summer, with the theme, "Rise Up in Splendor!" (Isaiah 60:1). They are expected to draw more than 30,000 teens.