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40 thousand people, the vast majority young, from parishes of all the regions of Spain and other countries, such as Brazil or Portugal, have rallied this afternoon on the campus of the Catholic University of Murcia, in a vocational meeting with Kiko Arguello, founder of the Neocatechumenal Way, which also included leading representatives of the Catholic and Orthodox Church, as well as the president of the UCAM, José Luis Mendoza.

In addition, the event served as the closing of the International Congress Laudato Si 'held last week at the UCAM.

Families in mission

During the celebration, in response to the request by the Catholic Church that transmitted Kiko Arguello, 200 families took the stage to offer to evangelize in any country in the world.

Similarly, during the course of this meeting were about 180 guys who have volunteered to go to seminary and train as priests;

and more than 100 girls who have offered to the consecrated life.

One idea that has been highlighted in the act has been the strength of faith that exists in Spain, and the need to extend by Europe.

The initiator of the Neocatechumenal has highlighted the importance of all these families sent by the Pope to go through all nations preaching the word "especially Asia," he said.

The meeting, which was presided over by Monsignor Jose Manuel Lorca Planes, Bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, also attended Cardinals Paul Josef Cordes, and Antonio Maria Rouco Varela.

Also present were Second Roof, undersecretary of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum;

Monsignor Jose Luis del Palacio, Bishop of Callao (Peru);

Manuel Ureña Archbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza;

and Francisco Gil Hellin, archbishop emeritus of Burgos.

In addition to the bishops of the Catholic Church, they attended this celebration Timotei Lauran Archbishop, Metropolitan Archbishop of Spain and Portugal Romanian Orthodox Patriarchate;

Sasoon Zumrookhdian, Patriarchal Vicar of the Armenian Orthodox Church for Spain and Portugal, Monsignor Nicholas Matti, Spain archbishop Siro-Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch;

and Sahak Masalian, patriarchal delegate of the Armenian Orthodox Church.

The event was broadcast live on TV Popular Murcia, and through its Internet channel;

which it has caused many people sent messages of thanks from Mexico, Chile, Australia, Krakow, Brazil, Peru, Costa Rica, Bolivia, El Salvador, Vietnam, London and Ecuador.

Congress conclusions Laudato Si '

The president of the UCAM has announced some of the findings of Laudato Congress Si 'comprehensive and environmental ecology, in which more than 200 experts participated, including the need to promote peace and prosperity among all, and put the technology at the service of man.

"We need to create a World Environment Agency Environment", he said.

Similarly, it has also highlighted the need to recognize women's role in society and "bet on a market economy that takes into account the common good."

Source: UCAM