Saturday, 26 November 

2 p.m. – 5 p.m. WELCOME
Chiara SANTOMIERO – IFCA Press Office
Presents and coordinates

Opening prayer
Presided by Mgr Eduardo GARCIA – Bishop of San Justo (Argentina), IFCA Ecclesiastical Assistant

GREETINGS
Rafael Ángel CORSO – Coordinator of the IFCA Secretariat (2017-2022)
Giuseppe NOTARSTEFANO (IT) – National President CA Italy
Card. Kevin FARRELL –  Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life (video)

Catholic Action in the Continents: realities, priorities, difficulties, challenges

Africa (FR) •Zénobé NIRAGIRA – Mac Burundi
America (ES) •Emilio INZAURRAGA – CA Argentina, Coordinator IFCA America
Asia •Lei Lei WIN – CA Myanmar; Albert LOTEYRO – Laiko Philippines
Mediterranean Europe •Marjia CACHIA – National President CA Malta

3.20 p.m. BREAK

3.30 p.m. INTERVENTIONS

• Catholic Action gymnasium of Synodality
  The Magisterium of Francis to AC: how we assume it and live it
  Eva FERNANDEZ MATEO – National President ACG Spain

• The Synod for Mission and Communion. Reflection in the light of the Word
  Mgr Eduardo GARCIA

4.00  p.m. Exchange among participants
linguistic or bilingual working groups

4.45 p.m. The Pio XI Foundation at the heart of IFCA (IT)
Silvia CORREALE – Vice-President of the Pio XI Catholic Action School of Holiness Foundation
Prayer with the saints and blessed witnesses of Catholic Action

Sunday 27th November (First Sunday of Advent)

Meeting with Pope Francis and message

12.00 NOON ANGELUS

2.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Welcome Chiara SANTOMIERO

Opening prayer (Jeanne Ndarc – Joc Senegal)
Presided by Mgr Salvator NICITERETSE – Bishop of Bururi (Burundi), IFCA Africa Coordinator

GREETING
Card. Card. Michael CZERNY – Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Integral Human Development (video)

ROUND TABLE
The words of coexistence: experiences   (sliedes)
Introduced and coordinated by Sandro CALVANI
President of the Scientific Board of the G. Toniolo Institute for International Law of Peace (Italian Catholic Action)

Fraternity (Africa) FR •Jeanne NDARC GUEYE – Joc Senegal

Dialogue (Asia) •Pablito BAYBADO, Jr.– Associate Secretary General of Religions for Peace Asia, and the Executive Secretary of FABC Office of Education and Faith Formation (Philippines)

Peace (Europe Mediterranean) •p. Vasyl BILASH – Lviv (Ukraine)

Social Friendship (America) •Claudia CARBAJAL (ES) – National President CA Argentina •Ayoze PACHECO – National President CA Venezuela

3.20 p.m. BREAK

3.30 p.m. 8TH ORDINARY ASSEMBLY
7th to 8th Assembly: Verification  2017-2022 (slides)
Maria Grazia TIBALDI – IFCA Secretary

• Presentation of Regulatory Document ad experimentum amendment and vote (ES)
  Modifications ad experimentum (it-en-fr-es)
  Rafael CORSO

• The service of FIAC 2022 – 2026
  Summary of PROPOSALS from the continents and Coordination by age and Assistants
  Children Coordination  – Jorge Marcelo Veliz (Tuto)
  Youth Coordination – Emanuela Gitto – Lorenzo Zardi
  Adults Coordination – Angelines Morales

• STATUTORY MOMENT
  ELECTION of the Secretariat 2022-2026

4.30 p.m.
Greetings from Jerusalem, from the Holy Land (IT)
by His Beatitude Pier Battista PIZZABALLA, Patriarch of Jerusalem (video)

Final prayer (ES)
Conclusions (ES)

PRESS