Pope Francis has said that the next General Assembly of Bishops will be held in October 2018 on the theme: Young People, Faith and Vocational Discernment.
The theme expresses the Church’s pastoral concern for the young and is in continuity with what emerged in the recent Synods on the family and also with the content of the post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Amoris Laetitia. According to the Vatican’s press release, the purpose of the next Synod is “to accompany young people along their existential journey towards maturity so that, through a process of discernment, they can discover their life plan and achieve it joyfully, opening themselves up to an encounter with God and humanity and actively taking part in the building of the Church and society.”