Saturday, 26 November
2 p.m. – 5 p.m. WELCOME
Chiara SANTOMIERO – IFCA Press Office
Presents and coordinates
Opening prayer (ES)
Presided by Mgr Eduardo GARCIA – Bishop of San Justo (Argentina), IFCA Ecclesiastical Assistant
GREETINGS
Rafael Ángel CORSO – Coordinator of the IFCA Secretariat (2017-2022)
Giuseppe NOTARSTEFANO (IT) – National President CA Italy
Card. Kevin FARRELL – Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life (video)
Catholic Action in the Continents: realities, priorities, difficulties, challenges
Africa (FR) •Zénobé NIRAGIRA – Mac Burundi
America (ES) •Emilio INZAURRAGA – CA Argentina, Coordinator IFCA America
Asia •Lei Lei WIN – CA Myanmar; Albert LOTEYRO – Laiko Philippines
Mediterranean Europe •Marjia CACHIA – National President CA Malta
3.20 p.m. BREAK
3.30 p.m. INTERVENTIONS
- Catholic Action gymnasium of Synodality
The Magisterium of Francis to AC: how we assume it and live it
Eva FERNANDEZ MATEO – National President ACG Spain
- The Synod for Mission and Communion. Reflection in the light of the Word
Mgr Eduardo GARCIA
4.00 p.m. Exchange among participants
linguistic or bilingual working groups
4.45 p.m. The Pio XI Foundation at the heart of IFCA (IT)
Silvia CORREALE – Vice-President of the Pio XI Catholic Action School of Holiness Foundation
Prayer with the saints and blessed witnesses of Catholic Action (IT)
Sunday 27th November (First Sunday of Advent)
Meeting with Pope Francis and message
12.00 NOON ANGELUS
2.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Welcome Chiara SANTOMIERO
Opening prayer (Jeanne Ndarc – Joc Senegal)
Presided by Mgr Salvator NICITERETSE – Bishop of Bururi (Burundi), IFCA Africa Coordinator
GREETING
Card. Card. Michael CZERNY – Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Integral Human Development (video)
ROUND TABLE
The words of coexistence: experiences (sliedes IT)
Introduced and coordinated by Sandro CALVANI
President of the Scientific Board of the G. Toniolo Institute for International Law of Peace (Italian Catholic Action)
Fraternity (Africa) FR •Jeanne NDARC GUEYE – Joc Senegal
Dialogue (Asia) •Pablito BAYBADO, Jr.– Associate Secretary General of Religions for Peace Asia, and the Executive Secretary of FABC Office of Education and Faith Formation (Philippines)
Peace (Europe Mediterranean) •p. Vasyl BILASH – Lviv (Ukraine)
Social Friendship (America) •Claudia CARBAJAL (ES) – National President CA Argentina •Ayoze PACHECO – National President CA Venezuela
