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VATICAN CITY (CNS) As young delegates and the coordinators of youth and young adult ministry from the world s bishops conferences gathered near Rome, an archbishop asked them: "How can we be a church that young people come back to, not a church they leave? How can our young people find hope and courage in the church and transform their lives?"The questions were posed by Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taick of Seoul, South Korea, host of World Youth Day 2027, during the Vatican-sponsored International Youth Ministry Congress May 23 in Ciampino, just south of Rome.The Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life convoked the three-day congress to consider answers to the archbishop s questions as they marked the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis exhortation to young people, "Christus Vivit," reviewed World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, and looked forward to the Holy Year 2025 jubilee of young adults and, more remotely, to WYD in Seoul.The theme for the gathering was
The bishop acknowledged the contributions of the Diocese of Gary pilgrims organized by diocesan Youth and Young Adult Ministry consultant Vicky Hathaway.