Young people in dialogue Towards social friendship Turin, 6-8 March 2020 (Launch of the 2021 event)
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Young people in dialogue
Towards social friendship
Turin, 6-8 March 2020
(Launch of the 2021 event)
In answer to the appeal made by Pope Francis to young people to work together
to promote dynamics that transform history in a positive way as well as in light of the
Global Educational Pact, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue proposed
the present symposium. Joining with the Dicasteries for Laity, Family and Life and for
the Integral Human Development and the Italian Bishops’ Conference Offices for
Ecumenism and Dialogue and for Youth Ministry, and with the participation of other
Churches and religious traditions, together have organized this opportunity to host
Youth in Dialogue.
The Symposium is for young people aged 18-29 who are engaged in ecumenical
and interreligious dialogue and/or youth ministry. They will be joined by the heads of
the concerned Offices of their Churches and religious traditions, coming from Italy and
other European countries.
This meeting is is planned as a preparation for the Global Compact on Education
that Pope Francis will be hosting in the Vatican on 14 May, 2020, and then an eventual
larger European conference on social friendship to be held from 4 to 7 March 2021.
“To go beyond small groups and to build social friendship,
where everyone works for the common good.
To find ways of building social friendship,
working together for something greater”
(Francis, Christus vivit, n. 169)
Catholic Church
H. E. Mons. Cesare Nosiglia, Bishop of Turin
Mr. Ernesto Olivero, Founder of Sermig
Msgr. Indunil Kodithuwakku, Secretary, Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
(PCID)
His Em. Card Jean-Claude Hollerich, Archbishop of Luxembourg, President, Commission of
the Bishops' Conferences of the EU (COMECE)
H. E. Msgr. Stefano Russo, Secretary General, Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI)
Rev. Fr. Manuel Barrios Prieto, Segretary General COMECE, Bruxelles
Representatives of other Christian Churches:
Rev. Pastor Martina Viktorie KOPECKÁ, member of the World Council of Churches (WCC)
executive and central committee and Moderator of the WCC’s Youth Commission
Rev. Pastor Erika Tomassone, Waldensian Table, Turin
Mrs. Ileana Mihăescu, President Aripi de Lumina, Romanian Ortodox Church.
Other Religious Traditions:
Giovani Ebrei d’Italia / Young Jews of Italy (UGEI)
Young Muslims of Italy (GMI)
Young Section - Italian Islamic Confederation (CII)
Union of Islamic Communities in Italy (UCOII)
Italian Induist Union (UII)
Italian Buddhist Union (UBI)
Sikh Sewa Society (Sikh in Italy)
Jaineel SHAH, One Jain, London, UK
Catholic Associations and Movements:
2Azione cattolica italiana (ACI)
Associazione Guide e Scout Cattolici Italiani (Agesci)
Movimento Focolari
Federazione Universitari Cattolici Italiani (Fuci)
Gioventù Francescana (GiFra)
Comunione e Liberazione (CL)
Servizio Missionario Giovani (Sermig)
Foundation “Ente dello Spettacolo”
Catholic International Organisations
Caritas Internationalis
International Catholic Conference of Scoutism (ICCS)
International Catholic Conference of Guidism (ICCG)
Other Dialogue-engaged Organisations
Feroze Dada – Inle Trust Charity – UK
Arigatou International -, Ethics Education for Children, Geneva
3PROGRAMME
Friday 6 March 2020
15:00 arrival and registration
16:00-17:30 Opening Round Table
Young people of different religious traditions will bring the Flag of Peace to the front
and then introduce our guests. Representatives of the Catholic Church, of other
Christian denominations and religious traditions will participate.
17:30-18:00 Break
I – Young people as main actors
18:00-19:00 R. Fr. Giacomo Costa sj –
Analysis of the situation of youth in Italy and in Europe; challenges, problems and
success stories of young people.
19:00 Dinner
19:00-20:30 Practical training in the Sermig hospitality - first evening - 30’ for each
group
20:30 Screening of the documentary film “I nostri” (Foundation “Ente dello
Spettacolo”)
4Saturday 7 March 2020
Ore 9:00-9.30 Meditation: texts on “Receiving a Foreigner” taken from the Buddhist,
Hindu Sikh and Jain traditions
II – Dialogue of Friendship
9:30 Card. Jean-Claude Hollerich, Archbishop of Luxembourg, President,
COMECE, former missionary for twenty years in Japan,
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Group works (part one) on the following topics: Care for the
Common House, Universal Fraternity, Global Pact for Education
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Visit of the Sermig campus
III – Interactions among participants
15:00-17:00 Beyond simple reception – How to effectively integrate
His Em. Card. Michael Czerny, Section for “Migrants and Refugees”, Holy See
Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Agesci, ACI, R.F. Giordano Goccini, Parish Priest in Novellara (RE), EurHome
(Loreto), Fare sistema oltre l’accoglienza; R.F. Carmelo Lamagra, Parish Priest
in Lampedusa.
Moderator: R. Fr. Giuliano Savina, Director of the National Office for Ecumenism
and Interreligious Dialogue of the Italian Episcopal Conference (UNEDI)
17:00-17:30 Break
517:30-19:00 Groupwork (p. two)
At the end of the group session, the heads of the groups meet to prepare the text that
will be presented at the closing Session on the following day
19:00 Dinner
19:00-20:30 Practical training in the Sermig hospitality - last evening - 30’ for each
group
20:30-22:00 Best Practises Presentation
Sunday 8 March 2020
Ore 7:00 – 9:00 Celebration spaces will be available for Christians of different
denominations and for those who wish to be present at prayer on the Lord's Day.
Ore 9:00-9.30 Meditation: texts on receiving a foreigner taken from the Jewish,
Islamic and Christian traditions
IV Witness of Social Friendship
9:30-10:30 Young people of different cultural and religious backgrounds present
experiences of social friendship that have already happened:
Davide Bernocchi (Caritas Internationalis); Centro La Pira, Roberto Catalano
(Focolari Movement), Rosanna Sirignano (Summer School CEI), Asja Mataradzija
(Arigatou International), One Jain, Feroze Dada (Inle Trust).
Moderator: p. João Chagas, Youth Office, Dicastery of the Holy See for Laity,
Family and Life.
10:30-11:00 Break
611:00-12:30 Round table open to representatives of religious, civil, social and
educational institutions1. Group leaders present a summary of the work and ask
questions to the Authorities.
Persons who will be present: Ernesto Olivero (Sermig), Giampiero Leo (vice-
President, Committee for Human Rights, Regione Piemonte; Spokesman of Piemonte
Interconfessional Commission), Giulio di Segni (UCEI Jewish Communities), Lucia
Uribe (Arigatou International), Marie Hlavackova (ICCG), Daniele Beretta ICCS);
High Representatives of Institutions.
Moderator: Don Francesco Pierpaoli, Parish Priest, San Paolo, Fano (AN).
V – Conclusion
12:30-13:00
Chair: R. Msgr. Indunil Kodithuwakku, PCID Segretary, will close the symposium.
13: 00 Lunch
15:00 Departure
HELPFUL INFORMATION
The meeting will be hosted by
Sermig Arsenale della Pace
Piazza Borgo Dora, Torino
http://www.sermig.org
Accommodation will be provided in
Ospiteria Sermig
and
Hotel Fortino, Strada Del Fortino, 36, Torino, TO, 10152, Italy.
Information and registration found on the Symposium website:
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Persons with whom you are already in contact to intensify work for the common good as well as those with whom
you wish to start such networking work are invited.
7https://www.pcinterreligious.org/youth-in-dialogue-2020
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