At vocational discernment gathering of the Neocatechumenal Way in the U.S. this summer, over 10,000 participants were encouraged to realize that they have "something to do so that the church may become the church."
That message was from Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio
Pope Francis asked young people meeting at the Medjugorje Marian shrine to follow Mary's example in wholeheartedly accepting God's will, bringing Christ to the world and being attentive to the needs of others.
"With her life, she shows us that our joy is
Teresa Rojo Tsosie's Catholic faith is one of the most important parts of her life, but she has often felt that as a Native American Catholic, her voice wasn't being considered or heard by the church as a whole.
Tsosie, who works for
In a June 17 presentation to the U.S. bishops at their annual spring assembly, which was virtual again this year, Dallas Bishop Edward J. Burns announced a proposal to develop a new national pastoral framework on accompanying youths and young adults in
Faith is a gift that is never imposed on anyone but must be accepted with an open heart, Pope Francis wrote to young people.
"If you think about it, it is very beautiful and very respectful of our freedom," the pope wrote to
After a yearslong process, Catholic youth and young adult leaders on Tuesday presented the final report from the National Dialogue on Catholic Pastoral Ministry with Youth and Young Adults. Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Brian Fraga reports that a consistent theme that
Leonard J. DeLorenzo introduces a new series, Letters to a Young Catholic, in which he intends to help young people be more intentional in seeking out a mature Catholic life. In this first letter, he explains “how to be real.” He says,
Assistant editor Ava Lalor reflects on her experience as a young adult Catholic amid the second wave of the Church’s reckoning with clergy sexual abuse. She writes: “As a young adult who had then been too young in 2002 to know anything
Faith and finishing his doctorate in economics are big parts of Sergio Barrera's life, and he was looking for a way to bring them together.
Then, in 2019, Pope Francis invited young economists, entrepreneurs and "change-makers" to gather in Assisi to share dreams,
The U.S. Catholic Church will convene a yearlong intercultural process with young adults and ministry leaders July 25.
Called "Journeying Together," the initiative aims to explore the Catholic Church's engagement with young people of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds and mobilize U.S. Catholics