- On Wednesday the Vatican announced that EWTN's Chairman of the Board Michael Warsaw has been named by Pope Francis a consultor of the Vatican Secretariat for Communications.
"This is the synod of young people and we all want to hear them", including young people who have moved away from the church or are questioning the existence of God", he said. "You have the future in front of you", he told them.
Scientists, he said, are called to "know" and to "know how" to make responsible decisions and avoid the risk of "misusing the power that science and technology places in our hands".
"There are a lot of young people who feel like the Church is hard, that it is far off, that it's something for adults and for serious people", Nicole Espino, 18, told CNA.
Franciscan Sister Marialisa, 30, who shared her vocation story, is an example, the Pope said.
The Mass coincided with the 32nd WYD, themed "The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name", and is the first step in preparing for the global 2019 WYD in Panama.
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The rounds struck his wife and two children next to her, before Anderson turned the weapon on himself. Police do not believe the two children were targeted; they happened to be near the teacher.
It would be the second such location, following a free shower and barber service near St. Peter's Basilica, which the Pope opened two years ago.
"I also think it was an indirect message to those who govern the country and against the Christian minority which, in recent times, has found more liberty", he added.
The Pope is known for his casual, self-deprecating remarks and has said repeatedly he didn't expect to be Pope for very long.
"We are holding this synod for Catholic youth, but also youth who come from Catholic associations, so then it's stronger? No".
"A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not of building bridges, is not Christian", the said. Hundreds of young people led the procession into St. Peter's Square and later, youths from Poland handed the World Youth Day cross to young representatives from Panama, where the next global gathering will be held in January in 2019. "It's harsh to say, but often young people are disposable material and we can not tolerate this".
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