Universidade Católica Portuguesa is hosting the 4th Conference on the Care of our Common Home, entitled "The Commitment of Young People to Integral Ecology - Lifestyles for a New Humanity", as part of World Youth Day, on July 31.
Organized by the John Paul II Foundation for Youth, an instrumental body of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, this meeting aims to stimulate the encounter and dialogue between the young participants and the experts who will present their reflections on five areas of human life: economy - education and family life - natural resources - politics - technology.
With the presence of Isabel Capeloa Gil, Rector of the Catholic University, and the Auxiliary Bishop of Lisbon, Américo Aguiar, President of the WYD Lisbon 2023 Foundation, the meeting will focus on the theme of the protection of Creation.
This is one of the main causes defended by Pope Francis, who invites everyone, and in particular young people, to become aware of the challenges that he himself highlighted with the encyclical Laudato si' and to seek ways to promote a culture of protection of Creation.
This international congress, which will be attended by young university delegates from Episcopal Conferences, international Movements and Associations and Catholic Universities, will result in a final Manifesto that will serve as a basis for further action and reflection, as in previous editions.
See the program here.
