AMECEA PLENARY: “Do not be Robbed of Hope,” Cardinal Czerny to Young People at 21st AMECEA Plenary
Cardinal Michael Czerny addressed young people at the AMECEA Plenary, urging them to maintain hope despite global challenges. He used biblical parables to encourage active participation in building a better future.
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Reflects the Catholic Church's engagement with youth and social development issues in Eastern Africa.
At the opening Mass of the 21 st Plenary Assembly of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) on Sunday, July, 19, His Eminence Cardinal Michael Czerny urged young people not to lose hope in the face of a turbulent world.
Anchoring his reflection in Jesus’ parables of the wheat and the weeds, the mustard seed, and the yeast, Cardinal Czerny, the Prefect of the Dicastery of Promoting Integral Human Development (PIHD), said the Kingdom of heaven is not something distant or abstract but is already present among believers, requiring attention and active participation to grow.
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