If You want to share with seminarians from many other countries what you’re going through, your thoughts and your hopes, and at the same time discover the way of unity that helps us build our future together, then we invite you to come and spend the first days of the New Year with us.
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the challenges that relationships are facing
We are living in an increasingly globalized world. We can follow live events in all parts of the planet; we do this, however, as impotent spectators. Solidarity and communion are needed more and more urgently; yet, paradoxically, individualism is spreading, and this is making true relationships ever more rare and fragmented.The impact of secularism is weakening even our relationship with God. Vocations are on the decline. Fewer and fewer young people are willing to offer all their entire life to God. Parishes are finding it hard to address the needs of a society that, in spite of everything, is yearning for the source of fraternity.
is there a way forward?
What prospects can the Church harbour in such circumstances? How can we make the Gospel relevant to our socio-cultural situation and thus feel fulfilled and happy in our priestly ministry? Around 500 seminarians from many parts of the world will be meeting in Castelgandolfo (Rome) (2 – 4 January 2009) to try to answer these questions together.

the congress
This is a unique occasion to explore the possibilities offered by a spirituality of communion. We will discover the richness of the other seminarians by listening to their life experiences. Included in the program are meetings with witnesses and experts, dialogue and sharing sessions interspersed by artistic performances. The Congress will culminate in St. Peter’s square where we will pray the Angelus with Pope Benedict XVI.
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