Young people in the church need to have their voices heard, said an American Maryknoll missionary who helps to get Pope Francis’ words discussed by African youth.
U.S. Maryknoller works to help young Catholic Africans make voices heard
No youths should feel excluded from pre-synod meeting, cardinal says
Cardinal Baldisseri, the general secretary of the Synod of Bishops, said social networks such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter will allow young people to follow and interact “with their peers in Rome” attending the March 19-24 pre-synod meeting.
U.S. bishops name three young adults as delegates to pre-synod meeting
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Jan. 25 that the delegates are: LaSallian Christian Brother Javier Hansen, a religion teacher at Cathedral High School in El Paso, Texas; Nick Lopez, director of campus ministry for the University of Dallas; and Katie Prejean-McGrady, a wife, new mother, youth minister, and a popular speaker from the Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana.