Christus Vivit

A papal document comes alive in young migrants’ reality at the border
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Sep 29, 2019
In an April document on youth and young adults, Pope Francis called for ministry to serve certain populations, including migrant youth. After all, in the United States alone, the population ages 15-39 is set at 104.9 million and, of those, 19.1 million, or 18 percent, are migrant youth.
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Official: Youth called to be leaders and protagonists in the Church
- Church in the US, Interviews
- Jul 30, 2019
Catholic theologians and young people will gather for the first U.S. summit on Christus Vivit.
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Young adult leaders gather for post-synod discussion
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- Jun 18, 2019
Catholic young adults felt the hierarchy started listening to them in preparation for the 2018 Synod of Bishops on young people, and they will do whatever they can to make sure their voices continue to be heard, said a youth minister from New Zealand.
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Digital apostle: Pope cites tech whiz as role model for young people
- Catholic News Service, Church in Europe
- Apr 11, 2019
The life of Venerable Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager on the road to sainthood, showed that young people could use the power of social networking and communications with “creativity and even genius,” the pope said in his exhortation Christus Vivit (“Christ Lives”).
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A perfect fit: Pope describes how to discover one’s vocation
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- Apr 7, 2019
Within the universal Christian vocation of serving God and serving others, God handcrafts a specific calling for each person, a vocation that fits his or her personality and abilities, Pope Francis said.
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Pope’s new youth doc draws largely rave reviews from young consultants
- Vatican
- Apr 6, 2019
Youth who took part in consultations leading up to last October’s Synod of Bishops on young people gave generally rave reviews to Pope Francis’s new document drawing conclusions from that process.
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