Bishop welcomes participants to Hispanic youth ministry meeting

Published: 2006-06-13

NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS) -- Bishop John M. D'Arcy of Fort Wayne-South Bend welcomed some 2,000 Hispanic youths, young adults and diocesan and parish leaders to his diocese for their June 8-11 National Encuentro for Hispanic Youth and Young Adult Ministry at the University of Notre Dame. The "encuentro," Spanish for "gathering," was the first national event of its kind for Catholic Hispanic young people and focused on their needs, aspirations and contributions relative to the church. The goal was to develop a common vision and pastoral principles, which will be presented to the U.S. bishops. Some 20 bishops attended at least some of the events. Bishop D'Arcy greeted his fellow bishops and the other participants at the opening event in the Notre Dame Athletic and Convocation Center the evening of June 8. "Pray for faith and go from this place and bring not yourselves, but Jesus Christ and his mother to the world," Bishop D'Arcy told the young people.

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