A journey with Joseph Cardijn & the Jocist Network (1959-65)
With the Council only weeks away from opening, the IYCW Executive Committee helds its annual meeting in West Berlin, Germany.
Just one year after the construction of the Berlin Wall had begun, this was quite a significant and symbolic event.
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In January 1962, Cardijn visited Germany, no doubt in preparation for the next meeting of the IYCW Executive Committee planned for September 1962.
SOURCE
Stefan Gigacz, The Leaven in the Council, Chapter 6, Church, world and lay apostolate (Australian Cardijn Institute)
On 23 October 1961, Cardinal Josef Frings of Cologne sent his own greetings to the International Council of the YCW.
“The YCW is holding its second World Council in Rio this year.
“If I am not mistaken, it was the first of these meetings that I was allowed to attend in Montreal, Canada, in 1947.
“Since then, the world YCW has continued to develop under God’s visible protection and has become an integral part of the structure of international Catholic associations.
“May the 2nd World Council represent a new milestone in its development!
+ Jos. Card. Frings
Archbishop of Cologne”