In conjunction with World Youth Day, which was held this year in Portugal with Pope Francis, the diocese’s Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry welcomed young adults ages 18-39 to its first local World Youth Day Summer Festival, hosted at St. Robert Bellarmine Parish in Cortland. The event was held Friday and Saturday, August 4 and 5, and it included guest speakers, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with praise and worship and the opportunity for confession, a Rosary procession, food and fellowship.
The festival concluded with a Mass celebrated by Bishop David Bonnar. Scroll down to see Catholic Echo photographer Brian Keith’s photos from the Mass.
