Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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OSV News
Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry
Just days after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops met June 12-14 for their Spring Plenary Assembly in Louisville, the bishops finally achieved the threshold needed to pass their national pastoral framework to guide ministries with youth and young adults.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Youth Ministry
In our technology-obsessed world, it’s a challenge for adults to find a good balance between tech-based activities and other stuff. It’s even more difficult for kids whose devices seem to be grafted onto their arms.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry
The Vatican is expecting some 70,000 children between the ages of 5 and 12 and their chaperones to fill Rome’s Olympic Stadium for the opening events of the first World Children’s Day May 25 and to join Pope Francis for Mass in St. Peter’s Square the next morning.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry
At a recent virtual gathering, ministry leaders in the United States and Latin American countries talked about ways to forge paths for “pastoral juvenil,” or ministry with Hispanic youth and young adults.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, Youth Ministry
A change in name for the Boy Scouts of America will not affect affiliated Catholic scout troops, the executive director of the Catholic Church’s official committee overseeing Scouting programs in the U.S. told OSV News.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News, Youth Ministry
Pope Francis sat down exclusively with “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell on April 24 for an interview ahead of the Vatican’s inaugural “World Children’s Day.” The CBS interview marks the first time a pope has given an in-depth, one-on-one interview to a U.S. broadcast network, according to the network.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments, Youth Ministry
A child’s first Communion is an important and exciting milestone in the life of a Catholic family. As the first and most important teachers of their children, parents present their children for baptism and guide them toward Christ as they are initiated into the church community.
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Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Scouting, Youth Ministry, Youth Programs
Archdiocesan Scouting officials hope to glimpse the future of the programs at an April 19-21 retreat at Walkersville Watershed in Frederick. It’s the first since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Father Jim Bors, appointed last year as chaplain of the Archdiocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting Leadership, hopes it will show “that Scouting is back.”
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry
Making the world a better place for everyone starts with prayer and little steps like saying hello, sorry or thank you, Pope Francis said in a letter to the world’s children.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry
The Vatican is seeking to draw pilgrims to the four historic papal basilicas scattered around Rome — not physically, but virtually, through a website and podcast aimed at drawing young people into the spiritual depth of Rome’s sacred spaces.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, Youth Ministry
Sister Nancy Usselmann, a Daughter of St. Paul, who is a widely recognized expert on media literacy, is inviting young adults in their 20s and 30s to take a deep dive this Lent into how to be “media mindful” in their use of media.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Youth Ministry
This summer, teens in the Archdiocese of Baltimore can engage in transformative experiences through three impactful camps: Baltimore Work Camp, Appalachia Work Camp and Damascus Camp.
