In the very first words of the post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, “Christus Vivit”, Pope Francis, declares to ‘young people and the entire people of God’: “Christ is alive! He is our hope, and in a wonderful way he brings youth to our world.” The message is loud and clear that Christ is indeed alive and that Christ wants young people to be fully alive in Him. This document was signed by the Holy Father in March, 2019, and is the fruit of ‘reflections and conversations’ during the Synod on Young People held in the Vatican in October, 2018.

Varun Rodrigues, SJ

The author is the Editor of Challenge – the Goa Jesuit Province bulletin, and co-ordinator of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network.