(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 10.07.2024).- The Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life announces the appointment of the new members of the International Youth Advisory Body (IYAB), once again composed of 20 young people from different regions across the world and several international movements, associations and communities.
The appointed members for the next three years include:
Australia: Madeline FORDE
Brazil: Erika TELES DOS SANTOS
Canada: Sally YASMINE
Colombia: Miguel Francisco ROJAS NAVARRO
Cuba: Aniel Luis SANTIESTEBAN GARCIA
Denmark: Sara ANGELUCCI
France: Thibault PFEFFER
Guinea: Beatrice CAMARA
Hungary: Rita MATANYI
India: Freya FRANCIS
Indonesia: Nathaniel MARVEL ARIFIN
Korea: Jiun Anastasia LEE
Lebanon: Tracy ALCHALFOUN
Mexico: José Miguel GUTIÉRREZ CARREÒN
Nigeria: Gosife EZE
Peru: Ximena Alejandra VALDIVIA MURO
Philippines: Giancarlo FRANCISCO
Portugal: Rodrigo GONÇALVES FIGUEIREDO
United States: Wyatt OLIVAS
Zimbabwe: Selestino MUPFIGO
As for the first group, responsible for 2019-2023, this is the response to a specific request of the Final Document of the Synod 2018, which urged the establishment of such Body to support the activity of the Dicastery’s Youth Office (cf. No. 123).
The group will play an important advisory and proactive role, collaborating in synodal style with the Dicastery, to further explore issues related to the pastoral care for youth and other topics of more general interest, including in cooperation with other Dicasteries of the Roman Curia.
The first meeting is expected to take place in Rome in December 2024.
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