“I saw in the Pope, enthusiasm in listening. He asked us to speak up with courage, with no filters, freely, and this is what we do. The Church is at our disposal, and we are certain that the Synod in October will bear many fruits.”  Stella Nishimwe comes from Burundi, is a member of the Focolare Movement, and represents her country in the pre-Synodal assembly. “I was struck by what Pope Francis said yesterday. He’s a special person who lives with the people of God and really knows the reality of the world. Together with the population he wishes to seek solutions, starting from the aspects of life. From the Synod, I expect a new path of the Church with the youth will arise, where the young people will feel the common responsibility in the progress of the Church.” Nishimwe then spoke of the conditions of the young people in her country: “They live in poverty, in the uncertainty of the future, with an elevated unemployment. With this Synod I see a Church that listens, walks with us, shares the difficulties which the youth undergo in different countries, under contexts of war, poverty and unemployment. These situations will be difficult to change, but at least we can try together and in so doing experience what it means to be a Church, a sole family.” Fonte: SIR https://www.agensir.it/quotidiano/2018/3/20/pre-sinodo-giovani-nishimwe-burundi-ho-visto-nel-papa-lentusiasmo-dellascolto/