Rome youth forum

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Sydney
8 February 2004

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Three university students who are leaders in youth ministry have been chosen to represent the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference at the International Youth Forum in Rome.

The three – Daniel Hill (University of Sydney), Annaliese Wursthorn (La Trobe University, Melbourne) and Therese Rodway (Australian Catholic University, Canberra) – say they are looking forward to exploring the theme of the forum, Youth and University: witnessing to Christ in the university world.

The forum (on March 31–April 4) is hosted by the Pontifical Council for the Laity.

Therese, a third-year Theology/Social Welfare student at the Australian Catholic University in Canberra, says: “Being at the World Youth Day in Toronto was such an enlivening experience, just being with other young people and being proud that we are young people and we are the Church, and I’m sure this will be a similar experience.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity to attend these international events and to see that the Church is everywhere and is alive and healthy.

“It can be hard sometimes to remember that, when you’re at university in Australia where religion is not always so prominent in society, and so I hope to be able to bring some of that enthusiasm and vitality back.”