Young People
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NET Ministries launches outreach to U.S. Hispanic youth
According to a Pew Research study, 60% of Catholics under the age of 18 in the United States are Hispanic. Read more
More than 40,000 young people make pilgrimage to Virgin of Rio Blanco shrine in Argentina
Last weekend more than 40,000 young people turned out for a pilgrimage to the shrine of the Virgin of Río... Read more
World Youth Day: 96% of pilgrims think gatherings contribute to evangelization
Among the motivations for attending the international meeting with the pope is “encountering Jesus Christ” followed by “living new experiences.” Read more
1,000 Chilean college students go out on mission projects during their winter break
One thousand students from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile set off July 14 for missions projects over their winter... Read more
Pope Francis meets with young cancer patients: ‘Jesus is always close to you’
Pope Francis welcomed pediatric cancer patients from Poland to the Vatican on Monday. Read more
How the Salesians are helping youth in Syria, a country in its 12th year of civil war
March 15 marked the 12th year of civil war in Syria, where bombs, poverty, and earthquakes have destroyed the country. Read more
Pope Francis: Look at each other, not cell phone screens
“Our eyes are meant to look into the eyes of others. They were not made to look down at a... Read more
300,000 youths make pilgrimage to Virgin of Itatí in Argentina
Under the theme “Together with Mary, we meet again as a synodal Church,” the young people made a pilgrimage to... Read more
Spanish bishop: We’re creating ‘monsters’ if youth don’t grow up to be loving and generous
Bishop Juan Carlos Elizalde of Vitoria, Spain, warned that some young people are “at risk” for self-centeredness because of the... Read more
Pope Francis to teens: Use the summer break well
"I encourage you to use well and responsibly the time that is available to you," Pope Francis said in a... Read more
Pope Francis: Jesus frees us from the ‘paralysis’ of laziness and selfishness
The pope met with young people participating in a missionary youth conference. Read more
Pope Francis tells 80,000 teens to ask Our Lady for courage to do God’s will
The youth pilgrimage was organized in an effort to reach out to young people whose lives were upended during the... Read more
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Follow St. Joseph's example, Pope Francis tells priests
Pope Francis has written a letter to the Congregation of Saint Joseph. Read more
Catholic Church in Poland plans to reach out to young people in 2022
Other priorities include helping people in need and synodal consultations. Read more
Pope Francis to youth in Greece: Don’t be ‘prisoners of the cell phone’
The pope’s address concluded his three-day visit to Greece. Read more
Pope Francis attends student play on how the pandemic has affected young people
The pope watched a show called ‘The faces of the pandemic.’ Read more
Pope Francis to Slovakia’s young Catholics: Confession is the ‘sacrament of joy’
The pope spoke to around 25,000 young people in Košice, eastern Slovakia. Read more
World Youth Day cross given to Portuguese youth ahead of international gathering
Pope Francis offered Mass for the Feast of Christ the King on Sunday, and afterward oversaw the traditional passing of... Read more
Pope Francis says Blessed Carlo Acutis is a model for young people to put God first
Pope Francis said Sunday that the life of Blessed Carlo Acutis provides a witness for young people that true happiness... Read more
Pope Francis tells youth at Medjugorje: be inspired by the Virgin Mary
Pope Francis has urged young people gathered in Medjugorje to imitate the Virgin Mary by abandoning themselves to God. Read more
