At the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's square, Pope Francis greeted the 2,500 students taking part in the UNIV congress and gave them some advice.
On Palm Sunday, those taking part in UNIV this year attended the Pope's Mass in Saint Peter's square. With the Pope's homily and link to the final document from the Pre-Synodal Meeting for the upcoming synod on young people.
Thato from South Africa shares her story with the Prelate of Opus Dei and the participants at the 2017 UNIV congress in Rome, describing how she arrived at the Catholic Church after a journey of searching. A few days after this get-together, Thato came into the Church during the celebration of the Easter Vigil.
During Holy Week, the UNIV forum is being held in Rome, a yearly encounter inspired by Saint Josemaria that brings together university students from all over the world.
Javier Palau, 18 years old, is from Guadalajara in Spain. Several months ago he decided to undertake the adventure of moving to Japan and begin learning a new language and culture and making new friends.
Bishop Javier Echevarría, Prelate of Opus Dei, encourages university students from all over the world attending the 2016 UNIV Congress in Rome during Holy Week to strive to stay close to Christ each day and to share their faith with those around them, and to pray especially for the Pope.
The students taking part in UNIV Forum 2015 gave Pope Francis a painting of the Holy Family's flight into Egypt, to show their solidarity with the Christians suffering persecution in various parts of the world.
