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.
Alexandra Schmidt, Kim McMillan -- youth minister at St. Celestine Parish in Elmwood Park -- and Lisa Bois from the Chicago contingency laugh during a warm up exercise during a workshop on Nov. 18.
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