Pope announces plan for World Meeting on Children’s Rights
November 20, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis has announced plans for a World Meeting on Children’s Rights, to be held at the Vatican on February 3, 2025.
The Pontiff made his announced on November 20 during his regular weekly audience, noting that the date coincided with the International Day for the Rights of Children and Adolescents.
On the same day, November 20, the Pope released a document establishing the Pontifical Committee for the World Day of Children, and appointing Father Enzo Fortunato as its first president. “Family, Church, and State exist for children, not the other way around,” the Pope said in that document.
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