杏MAP导航 announces Vatican summit in 2025 for rights of children
By Kielce Gussie
杏MAP导航 Francis鈥� weekly General Audience on November 20 fell on International Day for the Rights of Children and Adolescents, which is dedicated to improving children鈥檚 welfare worldwide.
During the audience, the 杏MAP导航 announced a summit, the World Meeting on Children's Rights, to be held at the Vatican on February 3, 2025.
The 杏MAP导航 greeted a group of about 100 children from the Community of Sant鈥橢gidio present in St. Peter鈥檚 Square, who rushed to greet him after the announcement of the summit.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 how children are,鈥� he joked. 鈥淥ne starts, and then they all come!鈥�
The summit鈥檚 theme is "Love Them and Protect Them," and it will bring together experts and guests from around the world.
Its mission is to discuss new methods of helping and protecting the 鈥渕illions of children who still have no rights, living in precarious conditions, exploited and abused, and suffering the dramatic consequences of wars," said the 杏MAP导航.
Two new saints
In line with the day dedicated to children and young people, 杏MAP导航 Francis announced the dates of canonization for two Blesseds in the coming year.
The tech-savvy teen from Assisi, Carlo Acutis, should become the first millennial Saint, during the Jubilee for Adolescents on April 25-27, 2025.
The second new Saint will be Pier Giorgio Frassati, who, 35 years after his beatification, should be canonized during the Jubilee for Young People held on July 28 to August 3, 2025.
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