Information service of the Pontifical Mission Societies since 1927
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The ecclesial movement “Young Christian Workers” is showing a rapid increase in the number of registered participants in Australia. This is yet another one of the fruits of the World Youth Day that took place last summer in Australia.
The movement was very active in the preparatory phase of the great event, organizing formation courses and prayer encounters for the youth, in schools, for associations, and in parishes. However, it has also continued its task of awareness and spiritual formation in the months that have followed WYD, receiving new members, hundreds of youth from across Australia.
The national assembly for those signed-up as members of the group recently took place in Melbourne and showed a rapid growth in members and interest among the many Australian cities where it previously did not exist.
The movement seeks to blend spiritual formation with attention to economic, social, and political problems, focusing on the formation of the youth. They promote employment as a right for every human person, encouraging people to live their work as a means of holiness. They also work in the area of social justice.
With complete fidelity to the Social Doctrine of the Church, the movement seeks a renewal of the social order, in order to ensure recognition of rights and provident care for the spiritual and material needs of workers, upholding Christian principles in life, in culture, in the social order, and in laws. (PA) (Agenzia Fides 27/1/2009)
