AMERICA/COLOMBIA – The 9th edition of the Missionary Congress for children and adolescents is underway, with over 1,000 participants expected

Bogota – From June 25 to 28, children and young people from across Colombia will gather in the city of Valledupar for a great celebration of faith, communion, and mission. “On a Mission in the world with Jesus, with drum, guacharaca, and accordion” is the motto of the 9th edition of CONIAM, the National Missionary Childhood and Adolescence Congress, whose theme is: “United to the Heart of Jesus, We Proclaim the Joy of the Gospel to the World.”
More than 1,000 participants are expected, including children, teenagers, and animators. Inspired by the words of Jesus, “That they may all be one, so that the world may believe” , they will take part in days of formation, spirituality, celebration, cultural exchange, and missionary activities. The event aims to foster communion among the local Churches of Colombia and strengthen the charism of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood and Adolescence.
The Congress, organized by the Colombian Pontifical Mission Societies in collaboration with the Diocese of Valledupar and the Colombian Bishops’ Conference, will also be attended by bishops, diocesan directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies, and leaders of missionary pastoral care.
The choice of Valledupar as the host city allows the rich cultural heritage of the Colombian Caribbean region to be integrated with the evangelizing joy of missionary children and adolescents. The vallenato musical genre, represented by the symbols of the caja , the guacharaca , and the accordion, becomes an image of the joyful proclamation of the Gospel that participants wish to bring to all peoples.
“With this gathering,” states a press release issued by the Colombian Pontifical Mission Societies, “the Church in Colombia reaffirms its commitment to forming new generations of missionary disciples who, drawing on their own realities and cultural wealth, contribute to building a Church that is increasingly synodal, evangelizing, and open to the universal mission.”

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