This group had come from Cologne, Germany. They are ministrants on a week pilgrimage to Rome. There are around 2,400 of them aged between 14-30. <\/p>\n
Their slogan is \u201cFelsenfest\u201d which means \u201csolid as a rock.\u201d They make this pilgrimage to Rome every three years to sing in various churches around the city. <\/p>\n
It was founded for young people in the early 90s and this is their fourth time here.<\/p>\n
Olivia Ignacy is a part of the music band called \u201cAromA\u201d within this group of pilgrims. She recently got to perform in the Vatican gardens and feels very blessed to be in Rome. <\/p>\n
OLIVIA IGNACY <\/strong> It was a very emotional experience for them to see the pope during the General Audience. They believe he is someone many young people can identify with.<\/p>\n ROBIN LUDES<\/strong> OLIVIA IGNACY <\/strong> As the youth synod is going on throughout October, Olivia hopes the outcome will bring about more openness to helping young people learn the faith. <\/p>\n OLIVIA IGNACY <\/strong> Their last music performance will be in the Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls before returning back to their homes, after an unforgettable experience in the Eternal City. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" October 21, 2018. They make this pilgrimage to Rome every three years to sing in various churches around the city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":27499,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CDIsNk9r0T4","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/brandomtedeschieng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/brandomtedeschiint.mp4","type":"bn","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48814"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cAromA\u201d
\n \u201cWe sing different types of music. We sing gospels, the normal Church songs.\u201d \u201c To be able to express myself, my soul, I love it. I have been singing since 16, so it is more than 10 years; and I am very blessed to be here. \u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nCologne (Germany)
\n \u201cWow, it was just a feeling I can't describe, it was just tearful.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u201cAromA\u201d
\n \u201cI think many young people like what he is saying because it is real, and someone everybody can identify with.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u201cAromA\u201d
\n \u201cMany young people are stressed when they don't know how to deal with the topics of the Church. I think there should be more openness to young people.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n