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Pope Francis meets with the UGCC youth pastors at the Vatican

05.04.2023, 17:39

A delegation of the UGCC Commission on Youth Affairs is currently on a working visit to the Vatican.

This was reported by Vatican News.

The delegation, led by the commission's Chairman, Fr. Rostislav Pendyuk, held meetings with the Dicastery for lay people, family, and life protection to discuss the participation of Ukrainian youth in the upcoming World Youth Day scheduled to take place in Lisbon, Portugal from August 1 to 6, 2023.

As part of their visit, the priests participated in a general audience with Pope Francis on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, and had the opportunity to discuss the situation of young people in Ukraine and the significance of their pilgrimage to Lisbon with him.

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