Youth Ministry in the Orthodox Church

On this the penultimate day of a meeting discussing youth ministry, being held in Nicosia, participants heard from leaders of the Orthodox church in Cyprus.

Metropolitan TAMASSOU ISAIAS spoke to Catholic Church leaders from South-Eastern Europe about the importance of the pastoral care of young people for the orthodox church.

Afterwards he spoke to Philippa Hitchen about the organisation he heads which helps youth people addicted to drugs and alcohol, saying “unfortunately we have a dramatic increase of drug abuse, alcohol, smoking and uncontrolled internet.”

He adds of course the reasons are many, but the church is standing up and is trying to co-operate in all involved institutions and departments of the government to help.”

The meeting under the auspices of the CCEE, the Council of European Bishops Conferences ends on Sunday. Listen