{"id":770882,"date":"2021-08-16T15:49:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T13:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/?p=770882"},"modified":"2026-01-29T15:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:12:54","slug":"youcat-to-bring-something-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/youcat-to-bring-something-new\/","title":{"rendered":"YOUCAT: to bring \u201csomething new\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"770882\" class=\"elementor elementor-770882 elementor-770880\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f218152 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f218152\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a1d6e3\" data-id=\"4a1d6e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3450828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3450828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cDiscovering something new\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a892a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a892a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ecc045\" data-id=\"0ecc045\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0105fc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0105fc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"western\">To respond to this call, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes and the YOUCAT Foundation got down to work. After the successful first year in 2019, a follow-up was planned for 2020 but, unfortunately, due to the Corona virus pandemic, it had to be cancelled.<br \/><br \/>This year, from 20<sup>th<\/sup> July to 20<sup>th <\/sup>August, everything is starting again! Four new YOUCAT missionaries, from Germany, Lebanon and Costa Rica, are delighted to be providing activities in the Marian city.<\/p><p class=\"western\">Johny Alkhoueiry (20, Lebanese) tells us about his first week. <i>\u201cOur mission is really significant and sustains Christian hope in these times of turmoil and crisis!<br \/><br \/><\/i><i>We prayed and participated in the various activities offered by the sanctuary so that we could understand the message of Lourdes more fully. We also responsible for setting up the YOUCAT stand at the Parvis Sainte-Bernadette.<br \/><br \/><\/i><i>With YOUCAT, this place brings together several Catholic groups: Vocations Service, CCFD Terre Solidaire, Pax Christi and the Pontifical Missionaries; all offer different programmes or exhibitions for young people and individual pilgrims.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c6b572 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c6b572\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-587f686\" data-id=\"587f686\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40280f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d40280f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A great adventure with lots of children<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e885d04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e885d04\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08d6f77\" data-id=\"08d6f77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc7643b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc7643b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"western\">An intensive start saw many children participating in the lively workshop with music, dance and various resources from YOUCAT for Kids. 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