Vatican City, Oct 5, 2018 / 07:46 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A young U.S. Catholic participating in the 2018 Synod of Bishops said he hopes the Vatican meeting is a starting point for implementing change within the local dioceses and for raising the importance of positive Catholic role models.

For whatever reason young people may leave the Church, “the need is for positive examples of the faith,” Jonathan Lewis told CNA Oct. 5.