Kastina-Ala, 16 August, 2023 / 9:31 pm (ACI Africa).
The Diocese of Katsina-Ala in Nigeria is set to launch the Year of the Youth on the Feast of St. Jude Thaddeus, scheduled for October 28.
In his Pastoral letter addressed to Catholics in Parishes of the Diocese, Bishop Isaac Bundepuun Dugu provided pastoral orientations to guide the people of God under his pastoral care to mark the yearlong celebration.
“After prayerful consultation and due to our peculiar situation in Sankera, and considering the crucial need to admonish, encourage, celebrate and accompany the youth, the Treasure and the Now of the Church and society, do hereby, solemnly, declare the Year of the Youth for the Catholic Diocese of Katsina-Ala,” Bishop Dugu said in the Tuesday, August 15 statement shared with ACI Africa.
He added, “The Year of the Youth shall commence from the 15th Day of August, 2023 to the 15th Day of August, 2024.”
“The Inaugural Mass of the Year of the Youth shall take place on the 28th Day of October, 2023 at St. Gerard Majella Cathedral, Katsina-Ala,” the Nigerian Bishop said about the event to be held under the theme “Youth: Agents of the Good News.”