Young Europeans must be a sign of unity and inclusion to counter today's culture that seeks to divide humanity through violence and indifference, Pope Francis said.
In a message to participants at a European youth conference, the pope encouraged young people to not
Whether resting, traveling, working, serving others or going on a retreat, when students use their school breaks well, they are on the path to greater maturity, Pope Francis said.
"Besides recreation and rest, I know that some of you use this time to
For politics to be "the highest form of charity," as Catholic social teaching promotes, it must be exercised with full respect and even love for those who disagree, Pope Francis said.
"We are called to live the political encounter as a fraternal encounter,
Catholic young people in the U.S. are leaving behind traditional models of learning about and living out their faith, and clergy, youth ministers and others will have to make some drastic changes to their ministry style if they want to keep them
"Draw near to God and he will draw near to you."
College students traveled to Knoxville to do just that for SEEK22 Feb. 4-6. It was the annual winter conference hosted by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, a collegiate outreach with missionaries
Although young adults from across Europe will not pray in the New Year together in Turin, they were gathering online to do so and to focus on ways to increase unity in a fractured world.
The Turin meeting, already postponed from 2020, has
Brian Greenfield, a nationally known Catholic speaker, shares his experience as one of the emcees for the 2021 National Catholic Youth Conference. Reflecting on the Church since the beginning of the pandemic, he writes: “Amid all the confusion, division and fear, we
Spending a bit of time with young people before leaving Greece, Pope Francis encouraged them to have the courage to hope, to dream and even to question their faith.
He met with Catholic teenagers and young adults from across Greece at St. Dionysius
When using social media, Ogechi Akalegbere, a catechist and co-chair of the pastoral council at St. Rose of Lima Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland, finds it's prudent to ensure that her posts honestly reflect her views and are respectful of others.
Most of all,
A new study suggests that young adult Catholics ages 18-35 engage in practices to bolster their faith, but tend to do so outside their parish.
Those activities often take the form of small Christian communities, according to the study, issued in November by