Bishops from Japan and South Korea met to debate what the young people want from the Church. They gathered at Uijeongbu Diocese’s Hanmaum Youth Training Centre in Yangju, Gyeonggi province, South Korea for the 24th Japan-Korea Bishops’ Exchange Meeting Nov 13-15. With the theme Reality of Youth and Pastoral Prospects in AI age, the bishops listened to the views of the young people about effective youth ministry.
As reported by ucanews.com, Moses Kim Dong-hee, youth ministry director of Uijeongbu Diocese, gave a lecture on the situation of Korean youth and pastoral prospects, while Park Young-seo, former director of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, spoke about artificial intelligence in the era of the fourth Industrial Revolution. The bishops pledged to visit events for young people as much as possible and to listen to their voices directly. They also agreed to solve problems related to the faith lives of young people through integral pastoral ministry, centring on family ministry.
The event was attended by 23 Korean bishops including His Eminence Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung of Seoul and His Grace Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-joong of Kwangju, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea. The 18 Japanese bishops included His Eminence Cardinal Maeda Manyo of Osaka and His Excellency Archbishop Takami Mitsuaki of Nagasaki.
Source: www.ucanews.com
