Young Catholics call for an authentic, empowering church
By Thomas Reese
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — After a week-long meeting in Rome with Pope Francis, young Catholics called for an authentic and empowering church where they would feel welcomed.
The call came in a 16-page document approved by the 300 young people from all over the world who participated in a meeting preparing for the synod of bishops that will meet in October on the topic of “Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment.”
In preparation for this pre-synodal meeting, 15,000 young people engaged online through the Facebook groups.