College students learn to spread faith through campus ministries

Published: 2005-01-05

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- An estimated 250 students from colleges and universities around the country gathered in Washington Dec. 29-Jan. 2 to meet other young Catholics, pray together and learn about spreading their faith through campus ministries at home. The theme of the National Catholic Student Coalition's 21st annual leadership conference was "Ask me why I serve the church." "For the students, (the conference) gives them a sense of the larger church outside their campuses," said Kim Zitzner, a student at the University of Delaware who helped organize the Washington meeting. The five-day event at the Capital Hilton included workshops on leadership and ministry in the church, spirituality and church teachings. Patrick Donovan, executive director for the Office of Catholic Youth Ministry in the Diocese of Wilmington, Del., was the keynote speaker.

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