Young people

Italian exorcist says society risks collapse due to ‘aggressive Satanism’
- Dec 22, 2019
One long-time exorcist has sounded the alarm over an uptick in what he said is an aggressive increase in Satanism among young people, which he insists is due in part to the rapid growth of cultural secularism and a lack of strong role models.

By Elise Harris
Exorcists condemn children’s demon book as seductive, dangerous
- Dec 17, 2019
A group of international exorcists has raised the alarm about a new children’s book teaching kids how to interact with and summon demons, saying the publication is not only a spiritual threat, but is a disguised attempt to lure young people into satanism.

By Elise Harris
Top African cardinal says pope’s anti-abuse rules should be ‘extended’
- Sep 29, 2019
Africa’s top prelate has hit back against the notion that clerical sexual abuse is a purely western problem, saying it happens on his home turf too, though he also pressed for Pope Francis’s newly minted reporting mechanism to be broadened to cover local issues.

By Elise Harris

Francis challenges African youth of all religions to ‘write a new page of history’
- Sep 5, 2019
Visiting a violence-plagued African nation, Pope Francis Thursday was greeted by young people chanting “reconciliation.”

By Inés San Martín
Pro-life couple in Germany aims to be the Catholic Greta Thunberg
- Sep 1, 2019
Inspired by teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg and her “Fridays for Future” protests, a young couple in Germany is launching a “Sundays for Life” campaign, inviting everyone to take to the streets every Sunday for about 30 minutes on behalf of unborn children and their mothers.

By Elise Harris
Catholic scouts due in Rome to meet the pope, discuss Europe
- Aug 1, 2019
The eternal city is pretty used to invasions, having experienced numerous cases of raids and sacks, not to mention the yearly incursion of tourists. But this summer a different kind of troop will come to Rome: Over 5,000 scouts will arrive August 3 flaunting pro-European and pro-Christian sentiments.

By Claire Giangravè