Young Adult Evangelization in the Diocese of Providence answers the call of Saint John Paul II, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, and now Pope Francis for a New Evangelization in the Catholic Church.
Our prayer is that young adults in their 20's & 30's, single or married, can find an authentic way to connect with Christ, grow in holiness through His Church and His Sacraments, and become strong Catholic men and women of faith in the vocation to which God calls them.
Our goal is to facilitate an encounter with the living God and form young adults to follow Jesus Christ as missionary disciples.
All young adults, wherever they are in their faith, are welcome to attend our events.
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Through his landmark apostolic exhortation, Christus Vivit, Pope Francis has given the Church a foundational text that now illuminates the Church's ongoing ministry with young adults. Christus Vivit (Latin for "Chris is alive!") was the Holy Father's pastoral response and contribution to a global Synod process that took place from 2016 through 2019.
This Synod, under the theme of "Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment," sought to provide a Catholic response to the realities of youth and young adults in connection to Jesus Christ, the community of the Church, and each person's vocational calling. The synodal journey included a worldwide consultation on the topic, continuing to a Pre-Synod Meeting of young adults in March 2018 in Rome and the Synod of Bishops in Rome in October 2018, and onto and beyond the release of Christus Vivit, written “to young people and to the entire people of God,” in March 2019.
Click to read the Apostolic Exhortation