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Ezequiel Ponce is among teens chosen to ask Pope Leo XIV questions at the National Catholic Youth Conference Nov. 21, 2025.

Meet the teens speaking to Pope Leo XIV at upcoming National Catholic Youth Conference

Nov 12, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

A group of teens will speak with the Holy Father during a digital encounter at the upcoming National Catholic Youth... Read more

Bishop Robert Barron speaks to tens of thousands of young people at a World Youth Day gathering in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 2, 2023. The event, hosted by the U.S. bishops’ conference, culminated in a Eucharistic procession and Holy Hour.

Bishop Barron to address U.S. pilgrims in Rome during Jubilee of Youth

Jul 21, 2025

By Courtney Mares

More than 3,500 young American pilgrims are expected at a special event in Rome on July 30 during the global... Read more

A previous class of St. Kateri Rosary Walk interns.

Young men reaffirm faith and friendship in Church-sponsored building project

Mar 22, 2025

By Martin Barillas

Until March 31, the Diocese of Gallup, New Mexico, is accepting applications for the 2025 St. Kateri Rosary Walk internship... Read more

Iskali, a ministry that serves young Hispanic Catholics in the United States, received major grants to help it continue its evangelization efforts.

Notre Dame is betting on young Hispanic Catholics to be the future of the Church

Aug 19, 2022

Iskali, a ministry that helps form young Hispanic adults in the Catholic faith, will take its evangelization efforts to the... Read more

Original Hipster Poster. Courtesy of the Diocese of Brooklyn.

Brooklyn diocese launches 'hipster' Jesus ad campaign

Apr 26, 2013

By Carl Bunderson

A new ad campaign by the Diocese of Brooklyn is hoping to attract the unchurched, with a series of posters... Read more