Earlier this year, Pope Francis wrote a letter to young Catholics around the world and asked them to share “your voice, your sensitivities and your faith; even your doubts and your criticism.”

The Diocese of Dallas responded to the request by inviting representatives from over 50 local parishes to join in a three-day convocation on young Catholics, called Feedback for Francis.

More than 700 youth ministers, faith formation leaders and young Catholics participated in the event, which ended Saturday.

“It’s very rare that a pope has reached all the way down to the pews and asked, ‘What are you thinking?'” said Sister Janine Tran, who attended the convocation to represent her Vietnamese-American church, Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Garland.

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