VATICAN CITY, MAR 26, 2004 (VIS) - The Eighth International Youth Forum will take place at the Centro Mondo Migliore (Center for a Better World) in Rocca di Papa near Rome from Wednesday, March 31 to Sunday, April 4. The Forum is organized by the Youth Section of the Pontifical Council for the Laity and each bishops' conference is asked to send two young delegates, as are other ecclesial movements, associations and Catholic groups involved in the university world.
The theme this year is "Youth and University: Witnessing to Christ in the University World." Four days of work sessions, with guest speakers from every continent, will precede the participation of the young people in the Palm Sunday 19th World Youth Day celebrations in St. Peter's Square with Pope John Paul. The theme of this world day is "We Wish to See Jesus."
On Thursday April 1, in their first encounter with the Pope, the estimated 300 Forum participants will join other young people from the diocese of Rome as they meet with the Holy Father in St. Peter's Square.
Previous International Youth Forums were held in Buenos Aires (1987), Santiago di Compostela (1989), Czestochowa (1991), Denver (1993), Manila (1995), Paris (1997) and Rome (2000).
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