Despite it being a challenging time, they remained friends. Angelo eventually found himself questioning the purpose of his life. Then one evening, , Angelo asked God, "What do you want from me?" Then he opened the Bible randomly and read, 'Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; before you came out into the light, I had consecrated you (Jer 1,4-5)."

Angelo joined the seminary at the age of 26 and was ordained a priest at 33. Read more

The theme for the October 2018 conference is "Young people, faith, and vocational discernment".

To involve young people in planning and preparation for the conference, the Secretariat General of the Synod of Bishops held an international seminar earlier this month focusing on the condition of youth in the world.

Twenty-one young people from across the globe attended the event, along with experts and pastoral workers.

The Vatican says the seminar reflected on several themes in relation to youth: identity, otherness, planning, technology, transcendence.

The young advisors were able to impart their own culture and experience to the Vatican planning teams.

The Vatican says young people from different geographical, socio-cultural and religious contexts contributed actively to the study days, also introducing and concluding the event with their own life experiences and reflections.

The Seminar was open to all those interested in the theme. Some 50 guests also took part.

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• La Croix
• National Catholic Reporter
• Vatican Radio
• Vatican Radio