Young people Archives

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