His Grace Juan José Omella Omella, Metropolitan Archbishop of Barcelona

His Eminence Card. Vincent Nichols, Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster, CCEE Vice President

His Eminence Card. Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia, Vice-President of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference

The path towards the Symposium and presentation of the programme

Fr Michel Remery, CCEE Vice General Secretary

Analysis of the questions raised in the reflection aid document: Which questions are the most important ones at this moment and how ought we to accompany young people today.

His Grace Marek Jedraszewski, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków, President of the CCEE Commission Catechesis School University

Multimedia presentation on the challenges, problems and joys of young people today in Europe.

Young people from Barcelona

Celebrant: His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster, CCEE Vice President

Celebrant: His Eminence Card. Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia, Vice-President of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference

Four young people from different European backgrounds reflect on accompaniment on the basis of their experience.

Fr. João Chagas, Youth Section, Dicastery for laity, family and life
4 young participants

Round table with representatives from the five sectors Catechesis, School, University, Youth and Vocations looking at the Church practice of accompaniment at different stages of life.

His Grace Jean-Claude Hollerich, Archbishop of Luxembourg

5 national directors

Ms Agnė Pinigienė, Catechesis
Mr Ernesto Diaco, School
Rev. Šimo Maršic, University
Mr Paul Metzlaf, Young People
Rev. Christopher Jamison, Vocations

Celebrant: His Lordship Oscar Cantoni, Bishop of Como, President of the Commission CCEE for Vocations

What is needed for good accompaniment? How can we be open and respectful of human freedom whilst also leading and guiding? Samples of accompaniment.

Sister Lola Arrieta, Carmelite Sister of the Caridad de Vedruna, expert in the accompaniment of young people

Echo of what preceded: exchanging experiences, looking for new ways to approach accompaniment

Celebrant: His Grace Đuro Hranić, Metropolitan Archbishop of Đakovo-Osijec, President of the section Catechesis of the Commission CCEE Catechesis School University

Why a market with best practices? What is the importance of examples? How can you let yourself be inspired by others?

His Grace Rino Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation

Exposition of a wide range of chosen best practices. Criteria are that these are instructure and constructive and/or can be repeated in other contexts.

Small groups divided by languages:
– What did you discover this morning? What possibilities do you see for new initiatives?
– What possible collaboration do you see between the five sectors?
– What would you like to propose to the Synod 2018?

Bishops and delegates from the five sectors eat in five separate groups, divided according to sector and language

An example of alternative ways of accompanying people. In this sense the architect Gaudi had his own way of accompanying people. Contemplation on the role of beauty

Rev. Michel Remery, Research Fellow Liturgy and Architecture at the School of Catholic Theology of Tilburg University

Rev. Prof. Armand Puig, Scholar of the work of Gaudì

Sig. Etsuro Sotoo, sculptor of the work of Gaudì

Celebrant: His Eminence Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova, CCEE President

Celebrant: His Grace Juan José Omella Omella, Metropolitan Archbishop of Barcelona

His Eminence Lorenzo Card. Baldisseri, Secretary General of Synod of Bishops

Debate with the assembly

A shared attempt to summarise the answers they heard to the questions raised in the reflection aid document.

Fr Leon Ó Giolláin SI, Secretary of the Section University of the Commission CCEE Catechesis School University

Sr My-Lan M. Nguyen, Delegate for the Federation of Catholic Schools in Switzerland

Fr Emil Parafiniuk, Coordinator of EVS / CCEE commission for Vocations

Ms Jona Draçini, Representative of the young people of Albania

Fr Luc Mellet, Secretary of the Section Catechesis of the Commission CCEE Catechesis School University

Mgr Duarte da Cunha, CCEE General Secretary

His Eminence Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, Metropolitan Archbishop of Genova, CCEE President