More than 23,000 youth from Chicago and around the country attended the National Catholic Youth Conference on Nov. 17-19 in Indianapolis, Ind.. The theme was "Called To Glory." The conference is a three-day experience of prayer, community and empowerment for Catholic teenagers (of high school age). More than 500 youth from the Archdiocese of Chicago attended.
Father Dustin Bain, associate pastor at St. Monica Church in Indianapolis, carries the monstrance during a eucharistic procession from St. John the Evangelist Church, the oldest Catholic parish in Indianapolis, to the Indiana Convention Center on Nov.17. The parish is located across the street from the convention center.
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