Youth Archives

U.S. bishops: Next synod must address disillusioned, indifferent youth

During their annual meeting, U.S. bishops addressed the upcoming Synod on Young People and ways to further engage the new generation of Millennials, which statistics show to be more disillusioned with faith, and in large part, devoid of any religious affiliation.

Priest plants himself at popular music festival, goes viral on Reddit

A Catholic priest became an overnight sensation on Reddit after planting himself at an entrance of a popular music festival with a sign offering blessings, prayers, confessions and answers. The priest also handed out rosaries and prayer cards in his creative effort to evangelize to young people.

Pope tells students as school year ends: Don’t fear walls, goodbyes

“Look at the wall and think about the horizon that lies in the countryside,” Pope Francis told students as the school year was coming to an end. “In life we have to get used to this journey of leaving something behind and encountering something new.”

Pope Francis: I am always joyful when I see young priests
- Catholic News Agency, Vatican
- June 2, 2017
“I am always joyful when I meet young priests, because in them I see the youth of the Church,” said Pope Francis while speaking to members of the Congregation for Clergy currently participating in their plenary assembly. “God looks at you with the tenderness of a Father and, after making your heart fall in love, will not let your steps waver.”
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Pope in Genoa challenges the ‘worldliness’ of Catholic life
- Global Church, Vatican
- May 27, 2017
In a busy morning, Pope Francis said that the Church is interested in the “dignity of work” because even Jesus was a worker, acknowledged the role religious people have had in the drop in vocations by leading a worldly life, and challenged the young people of Genoa to question whatever the surrounding culture presents as normal, including the fact that the Mediterranean Sea has become a cemetery.
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Vatican official tells Hong Kong youths: Get involved in synod prep
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- May 18, 2017
During his first seven-day visit to two Chinese communities in East Asia, the secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops encouraged young Catholics in Hong Kong not to ignore the “opportunity to be involved” in the next Synod of Bishops dedicated to youth.
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