(ANS - Madrid) - The Special Secretary for the Synod of Youth, recently nominated by the Pope, Salesian Fr Rossano Sala, completed the cycle of talks at the Salesian International Youth Ministry and Family Congress, SYMFAMILY17, held in Madrid from November 27 to December 1.

(ANS - Madrid) – Professor Carmen García Peña, Doctor of Canon Law and Professor at the University of Comillas in Madrid, was at the center of the work of the third day of the Salesian International Congress of Youth Ministry and Family - SYMFAMILY17. In her presentation, the professor put participants before the challenges of today's family and emphasized the need for proposals of a youth ministry capable of preparing the faithful for marriage.

(ANS - Madrid) – Speaking the morning of November 28, the Councilor General for Youth Ministry, Fr Fabio Attard, presented a picture wherein Don Bosco's charmismatic answers can be offered in - and to - today's world. The day concluded with the presentation of a number of experiences from different countries, with reflections by regions, and work within the programmed minicourses.