The Synodal journey underlined the growing desire to give a higher profile to the active involvement of the young. Clearly the apostolate of the young towards other young people cannot be improvised, but must be the fruit of a serious and thorough formative journey: how to accompany this process? How to offer the best tools to the young, so that they can be authentic witnesses of the Gospel? This question also reflects the desire of many young people to know their faith better: to discover its biblical roots, to grasp the historical development of doctrine, the meaning of dogmas, the richness of the liturgy.This makes it possible for the young to reflect on current issues in which the faith is tested, so as to know how to give a reason for the hope that is in them (cf. 1 Pet 3:15). Hence the Synod proposes that experiences of mission for the young be enhanced by setting up centres of formation for evangelization, aimed at the young and at young couples and by an integral experience that will conclude with sending them on mission. There are already initiatives of this kind in various places, but every Episcopal Conference is asked to study how it can be achieved in the particular setting.
TheoFonsAt the sources of the faith