As 750,000 Catholics gather in Dublin, Ireland for the start of the World Meeting of Families, the week is shaping up to bring an intense mix of joy, learning, and even some sadness as the long shadow of the clergy sexual abuse crisis proves inescapable, the Religion News website reports today (August 22, 2018).
On the agenda of the event -- which began on August 21 and runs through August 26 -- are workshops on topics ranging from domestic violence and migration to incarceration and personal technology.
Capping the gathering will be weekend appearances by Pope Francis at a festival featuring personal testimonies and a closing Mass on Sunday.
"Families today face many challenges in their efforts to embody faithful love, to bring up children with sound values, and to be a leaven of goodness, love and mutual concern in the larger community," Pope Francis said in a video to open the gathering.
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