Colloquia Theologica Ottoniana (Jan 2018)

Młodzi w Kościele Faranciszka

  • Marcin Szczodry

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18276/cto.2018.1-10
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1

Abstract

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Following his election as the Bishop of Rome Pope Francis immediately entered the world of young people and won their trust. He has established with them a kind, yet challenging dialogue that made the Pope an important source of reference, a guide and a companion on the paths of faith and life. This article aims at presenting the main content of the papal teaching addressed to the young people as well as the tasks set by Francis to the young generation of Christians in the church and the world. The study involves analysis of official documents and speeches of Pope Francis that constitute yearly messages for the World Youth Day, homilies delivered during Palm Sunday celebrations (which is treated in Church as the World Youth Day at a diocesan level), speeches and homilies from Rio de Janeiro and Cracow World Youth Days as well as the letter addressed to the young people on the occasion of the presentation of the preparatory document of the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops dealing with the topic «Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment». The following issues were separated in the light of the above documents: 1) the Youth, 2) the Mission of the Young People in the Church, 3) the Mission of the Young People in the world.

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