Iycs Jeci

The International Young Catholic Student (IYCS) is a Catholic action movement of the apostolate of Laity. It is traditionally an evangelization agent in schools and student milieu (secondary and higher education). It has a status of private juridical personality according to canons 298-311 and 321-329 of the Code of Canon law and it is recognized by the Holy See as an International Catholic Organization and the Pontifical Council for the laity is its dicastery. It maintains close links with the Vatican Secretariat of State, in particular the section in charge of relations with the States. In international institutions, IYCS is committed to the United Nations with a consultative status to the Economic and Social Commission (ECOSOC) and operational status at UNESCO. Mainly composed of students in secondary and tertiary institution, IYCS is present in 87 countries. As a movement of Catholic action, IYCS aims to be "Apostolic (), the evangelization and sanctification of men and the formation of a Christian conscience among them so that they can infuse the spirit of the Gospel into various communities and departments of life. (Council Vat; Decree on the apostolate of the Laity, no. 20). Thus, IYCS aims to transform the student milieu in the light of the Gospel. It has a preferential option for the poor and the oppressed. It educates and trains students to work for solidarity, freedom, justice and peace in the world. Inspired by the spirituality of Cardinal Joseph Cardijn (the founder of the Young Christian Workers), IYCS has a spirituality of reflection and action that helps young people to the internalization of faith and to match their life to the Gospel. It is through the methodology of the Review of Life, of See-Judge-Act, that YCS provides formation and raises youth engagement in their realities. It is engagement that translates in mobilization and action against poverty, exclusion and injustice in the World and a commitment to be in service of the poorest of the poor. In the apostolate work of IYCS, there ...