The life of a young person and the vocation to which God calls each one is “holy ground” that pastors and parents must respect, nurture and encourage, Pope Francis has said in a new apostolic exhortation.
Christus Vivit (“Christ Lives”), the Pope’s reflections on the 2018 synod of bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment, is a combination letter to young people about their place in the Church and a plea to older members of the church not to stifle the enthusiasm of the young, but to offer gentle guidance when needed.
