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Filipino Catholics name 2019 as 'Year We work tirelessly each day to support the
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Filipino delegates pose for a picture during the World Youth Day in Poland in 2016. (Photo by Roy Lagarde) 
 
 
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Holy Week is a significant religious observance for the
country's Catholic majority and most Protestant groups
ucanews.com reporter, Manila 
Philippines 
November 16, 2018 Surabaya Christians forgive their attackers
One year on from suicide attacks on three churches
that killed 13, the Easter story is alive and well

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines has announced that it will dedicate 2019 as Easter party cuts across religious divide in
the "Year of the Youth". India
Rattled by Sri Lanka bombings, Christians in Madhya
Pradesh focus on peace as Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs
The year­long celebration, which will start on the first Sunday of Advent on Dec. 2, will carry the enjoy holiday together
theme "Filipino Youth in Mission: Beloved, Gifted, Empowered."

It's observance, which the bishops described as part of the "nine­year journey for New Security tight for National Youth Day in
Philippines
Evangelization," will end on Nov. 24, 2019, the Feast of Christ the King. Sri Lanka atrocity casts cloud as an estimated 12,000
young people converge on celebration in Cebu
In 2013, the bishops' conference launched a "nine­year journey" to 2021, the fifth centenary of the
arrival of Christianity in the Philippines, with a different theme each year.
Heritage churches closed following Philippine
earthquake
The first five years were dedicated to "integral faith formation" (2013), the laity (2014), the poor A 6.1­magnitude quake kills at least 11 people in
(2015), the Eucharist and the Family (2016), and the parish as a communion of communities country's north, 24 declared missing
(2017). 

The year 2018 was dedicated to the clergy and consecrated persons, while the remaining two
years of the preparation will be dedicated to ecumenism and inter­religious dialogue in 2020 and
missio ad gentes, or bringing the Gospel to all people, in 2021. From Our Partner
 
La Croix International
Activities next year are aimed at "youth in formation, youth in communities, church and society,
youth in mission, and youth ministry and youth ministers."
Catholic archbishop calls
"The Year of the Youth is a journey of encounter with Jesus, accompanied by Mary," read a for Fijians to be servants
statement from the bishops' Commission on Youth. of peace

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"In this journey, we tell the story of the Filipino youth with our Risen Lord ... [and] as we are
blessed and gifted during this journey, we are empowered to witness to and share our faith," it Easter highlights necessity
of suffering, Nigerian
added. bishop says

The "Year of the Youth" observance comes after the Synod of Bishops on young people last
month.
Knocking the bullying out
The final document of the meeting stressed the concrete aspects of the lives of the youth, the role of Indonesian schools
of schools and parishes and the need for the laity to be trained to accompany young people.

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Florio Falcon
unconditional openness led the prelate to apologize the clergies
shortcoming. Very good for the church. Church should get involved in pure
politics as its prophetic role but not in partisan politics. It is fitting that the
church leaders heed the young if they are to be prepared to assume the
leadership role in the church and in the country.
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