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Pope Announces Pre-Synodal Meeting of the XV Ordinary General Assembly

March 19-24, 2018, Young People of Various Faiths Will Meet in Rome and Their Conclusions Will Be Transmitted to Synod Fathers

octubre 04, 2017 10:45Deborah Castellano LubovMeetings

Pope Francis has announced there will be a Pre-Synodal Meeting of the XV Ordinary General Assembly.
At the conclusion of his General Audience this morning, Oct. 4, 2017, the Pope said: «I would like to announce that from 19 to 24 March 2018, the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops convenes a pre-synodal meeting to invite young people from different parts of the world: both young Catholics and young people from different Christian denominations and other religions; not believers.»
This initiative, the Jesuit Pontiff explained, is part of the preparations for the next General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which will be on Young People, Faith and Vocation Discernment in October 2018.

«With this journey,» Pope Francis concluded, «the Church wants to listen to the voice, the sensitivity, of faith and also the doubts and criticisms of young people.»

The conclusions of the March meeting, the Pope said, will be transmitted to the Synod Fathers.»

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Deborah Castellano Lubov

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Deborah Castellano Lubov is Senior Vatican & Rome Correspondent for ZENIT; author of 'The Other Francis' ('L'Altro Francesco') featuring interviews with those closest to the Pope and preface by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin (currently published in 5 languages); Deborah is also NBC & MSNBC Vatican Analyst. She often covers the Pope's travels abroad, often from the Papal Flight (including for historic trips such as to Abu Dhabi and Japan & Thailand), and has also asked him questions on the return-flight press conference on behalf of the English-speaking press present. Lubov has done much TV & radio commentary, including for NBC, Sky, EWTN, BBC, Vatican Radio, AP, Reuters and more. She also has contributed to various books on the Pope and has written for various Catholic publications. For 'The Other Francis': http://www.gracewing.co.uk/page219.html or https://www.amazon.com/Other-Francis-Everything-They-about/dp/0852449348/