Youths

Pope Leo noted that conference attendees’ hearts may also be “restless, searching for meaning and fulfillment” as well as for “direction in your lives.”

As the church marks the end of the Jubilee Year of Hope of two popes, Catholics are reflecting on how that theme took on new meaning.

“We don’t want to be digital tourists. We don’t want to be caught up in echo chambers where we’re just getting fed information that reinforces our beliefs.”

The youths’ pastor hope they return home with a desire “to strengthen the church” and “to keep going with the mission of growing the church as young adults.”

With a livestream connection, Pope Leo spoke for close to an hour with participants at the National Catholic Youth Conference meeting at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

A majority of respondents indicated personal connections to their Catholic faith, agreeing with the statement, “I feel that God is present in my daily life.”

The future Christians hope for and must build “is not one of walls and barbed wire, but one of mutual acceptance,” Pope Leo XIV told young adult Catholics from more …

“No algorithm will ever replace a hug, a look, a real encounter — not with God, not with our friends, not with our family,” the pope wrote.

Volunteers watching over the relics of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati gently placed items from the faithful on top of his casket to make a third-class relic for visitors, during the …

For those who couldn’t participate in the Jubilee of Youth in Rome, summer youth ministry retreats in Poland were radiating a powerful spiritual energy, drawing thousands of young people to …