2016-07-27 13:53:00

Irish Bishop "buoyant" about World Youth Day


(Vatican Radio) One of the many bishops from around the world going to World Youth Day is the Bishop of Derry, Donal McKeown.

Bishop McKeown serves at the Director of the Youth Committee for the Irish Bishops' Conference.

Listen to the interview by Lydia O’Kane with Bishop Donal McKeown:

He said World Youth Day is a chance for the Church to offer hope to young people.

“I think that one of the many great strengths of the Gospel Message: That we can tell people that life does have a meaning; that their lives are beautiful; that they are called to do something wonderful with their lives; that their lives are precious; that there really is a value in doing things, and loving, and knowing the Gospel, and being energized by Jesus,” Bishop McKeown told Vatican Radio.

“I certainly find the Gospel message of hope – of the dignity of the human person, and of the enormous capacity we have through God’s grace to do beautiful things with our lives – inspires a remarkable number of young people; and they are crying out to believe in hope, because politics [and] economics are certainly not offering that hope to our young people,” the Bishop continued.

He said that although the Church has been going through hard times recently in Ireland, young people have not abandoned their faith.

“I am quite buoyant here about the wonderful message of the Gospel that we have to offer about forgiveness, mercy, healing, hope,” Bishop McKeown said.








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