More than 2,500 young people met in Assisi from August 3 to 6. They participated in workshops on topics such as the Canticle of Creatures, Francis and Our Common Home, and Identity – Vocation – Mission. The young people were invited to share reflections, proposals, and commitments gathered into a final document presented to the participants.
On August 6, Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass in the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi. Vatican News shared the following two videos:
The Holy Father encouraged the young people to:
Commit yourselves, dear young people, to the civilization of love, whose first signs you have encountered in so many examples of selfless giving, and which — in the image of Christ — transforms countless peacemakers who, even today, are committed to serving life in the most tragic situations of death. Unite the best energies of your magnificent humanity: your studies, skills, work, friendships, love and prayer, so that you can bring Saint Francis’ vision to life in many different ways.
Find out more about this at https://www.goassisi.org/en/
