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More than 7,000 young people from over 25 countries celebrated the "Festival of Youth" of the Loretto Community during the Whitsun weekend in Salzburg, Austria. Companions from the Austrian, German and Swiss provinces gave workshops, heard confessions, and got in  dialogue with young people. The meeting under the motto "New Fire is needed for this Country" lasted four days in and around the Salzburg Cathedral and is one of the largest Catholic youth events in Europe.

Companions who participated were Christian Marte, Markus Inama, Hans Brandl, Markus Schmidt, Johannes Herz, Benjamin Furthner, Stefan Hofmann, Pascal Meyer, Fabian Moos and Sebastian Ortner. The six workshops with the titles Vocation, Exam, Listening to Gods voice, Make Decisions, Faith and Reason and Faith and Justice were well attended with about 70 participations each. Most workshops were held by two people.

Sebastian Ortner says: “After the workshops and between the programs was time to get in contact with young people. The question, if we are Jesuits was quick asked. We met many young people, who were looking for their path in life. “How could I know for sure, what God wants for my life?”, asked one attendee after the workshop “Do you have a plan?”. Some of the people study theology, others are interested in the topic. Of course we recognized familiar faces among the 7.000 participants, also a lot of young members of other congregations.”

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