Patron saints named for World Youth Day 2027 April 29, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry Organizers in Seoul, South Korea, announced five patron saints for World Youth Day 2027 that reflect the themes of truth, peace and love that are at the heart of the youth gathering.
Crews restore cross that stood at Oriole Park during Pope John Paul II’s 1995 Baltimore Mass April 28, 2026By Kevin J. Parks Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Youth Ministry The boom lifts arrived at dawn more than a month ago. By the time the sun had fully cleared the horizon east of the O’Dwyer Retreat Center along York Road, workers from Whiting-Turner were already 30 feet in the air – beginning a restoration project that traces its roots to one of the most memorable days in Baltimore Catholic history.
Cardinal Roche: Pedro Ballester’s selflessness a witness for youth April 4, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News, Youth Ministry The enduring memory of Pedro Ballester, an English student whose life is being studied for a possible sainthood cause, is defined by joy and selflessness in the face of suffering, British Cardinal Arthur Roche said.
‘Venerable’ Boys Town founder Father Flanagan ‘a model of charity,’ says Omaha archbishop March 24, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News, Youth Ministry Nebraska’s Catholic archbishop expressed his joy at the Vatican’s March 23 announcement that Boys Town founder and youth advocate Father Edward Flanagan has been declared “Venerable.”
Young Catholics want doctrinal clarity, not adaptability, Irish bishop says March 3, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, World News, Youth Ministry The next generation of young Catholics is less interested in a Church that adapts to modern culture and more drawn to one with a solid doctrinal foundation that is firmly anchored against a fragmented world, an Irish bishop said.
How young Latino Catholics are renewing the Church this Lent February 26, 2026By Vicente Del Real OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent, social media, Youth Ministry Through testimony, these young adults are forming one another. They are building a culture of encounter. Lent reminds us that conversion often begins with listening. The Church must listen not only to Scripture and tradition, but also to the voices of how others are living the Gospel in today’s world.
‘High-adventure faith’ at retreat center in Emmitsburg February 23, 2026By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Youth Ministry Damascus, an Ohio-based ministry that says it serves more than 50,000 with its camps and missionary outreach, has purchased the Summit Lake Christian Retreat Center in Emmitsburg from a Baptist group, and will operate summer camps for Catholic youths from sixth graders to seniors in high school.
St. Carlo Acutis Camping Retreat builds faith in the great outdoors February 16, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Scouting, Youth Ministry Youths ages 5 to 17 who are involved with outdoor troops such as Scouting America, Trail Life, American Heritage Girls, Camp Fire, Troops of St. George and the Federation of North American Explorers are invited, along with their families, to the retreat April 17-19, which will be held for the first time at the O’Dwyer Retreat Center in Sparks.
Olympics 2026: Milan Archdiocese invites youth to live Olympic values, not just watch February 6, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Sports, World News, Youth Ministry The 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games opening Feb. 6 are not merely a display of athletic prowess, but an opportunity to rediscover sports as a means of fostering peace in a fractured world, said an official of the Archdiocese of Milan.
Pope Leo XIV calls for prayers for children with incurable diseases February 6, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry Pope Leo XIV has called on people around the world to pray for children living with incurable diseases in a video message released by the Vatican Feb. 5.
AI literacy: A digital examen for the soul February 5, 2026By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Youth Ministry Much information about AI literacy is out there in the cyber ether, but with the Church and Pope Leo XIV’s emphasis on keeping the human person at the center of AI, it’s important that people of faith take the time to examine their motivations for turning to AI.
Loyola University offers teens a mission-driven approach at business camp February 3, 2026By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Youth Ministry This summer, Loyola University Maryland plans its first Sellinger Mission Driven Business Academy, July 6-10, for an inaugural class of just 15 rising high school juniors and seniors.
