Synod bishops and youth delegates pray together along medieval pilgrimage route

As the 2018 Synod of Bishops draws to a close, young people and bishops walked together along a medieval pilgrimage route to the tomb of St. Peter.

“For me this pilgrimage is a time for reflection, to reflect on how can I share what I have learned in this synod, what I have experienced,” Jules Boutros told CNA on the pilgrimage.

Boutros, a young Syriac Catholic priest from Beirut, participated as one of 36 youth auditors in the synod on young people, the faith, and vocational discernment.

The pilgrimage was a breath of fresh air, another youth auditor from Jakarta, Indonesia said, “We have been stuck in that room for three weeks.”