Mangalore, September 26: 'Yuvajanotsav 2012', the eighth Karnataka Regional Catholic Youth Convention, organised by the Youth Commission of Karnataka Regional Catholic Bishops' Council, will be held in Belthangady for a period of three days from Friday, September 28.
Speaking at a press conference here on Wednesday, Bishop of Bellary Henry D'Souza said that the three-day convention, hosted by the Indian Catholic Youth Movement of Belthangady Diocese, was aimed at transforming the youth into leaders and promoting peace.
Around 1,500 youth leaders from 750 parishes around the state will partake in the two-day leadership programme where sessions will be held on various topics such as Identity of Youth, Socio-cultural context, Youth problems and challenges etc., he said.
He said that the convention, themed 'Transformed by Faith, Transforming the World', will be inaugurated by Member of Parliament Nalin Kumar Kateel on the first day at 11.30 am, in the presence of Bishop of Mangalore Aloysius Paul D'Souza, Bishop of Belthangady Lawrence Mukkuzhy and Bishop of Puttur G Mar Divannasios.
On September 30, there will be a peace march wherein over 5,000 youth from Mangalore, Belthangady and Puttur are expected to participate. It will be flagged off by Union Minister of State for Water Resources and Minority Affairs Vincent Pala, which will be followed by a stage programme, he said.
During the convention, five young achievers will be awarded Karnataka Yuva Catholic Ratna Awards. The awardees are Roshan Ferrao from Mangalore, Sabita Monis from Moodbidri, Cajetan Dias and Jose Jacob from Bangalore, and DB Tech, a training programme for rural unemployed youth, he said.
Fr Ronald D'Souza, President of ICYM Belthangady Nelson Monis, Secretary of ICYM Sheldon Crasta and Roy Castelino were present at the press meet.
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