According to cardinals from India, Canada, and Madagascar, one thing is clear, "the church has a great future with these young people."

Concern for migrants and refugees, many of who are young, took center stage at the Synod of Bishops.

America’s Vatican Correspondent Gerard O’Connell and America’s National Correspondent Michael O’Loughlin will be in Rome covering the 2018 Synod on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment.

The most powerful speeches were given by synod fathers from countries that produce migrants due to situations of war or poverty.

Among those participating in the protest were the hearing impaired victims of the notorious Antonio Provolo Institute in Verona, Italy, where deaf children were sodomized for years by Catholic priests and brothers.

The pope stresses hope, dialogue and discernment in opening address to the synod on young adults.