Westminster parish ignites wonder in youth September 18, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Youth Ministry The Portico at St. John in Westminster buzzed with excitement Sept. 12-14 as the parish hosted its pop-up Wonder Station, a children’s museum designed to inspire awe, playfulness and imagination.
Honesty, vigilance, faith all key to kids’ healing from trauma, say Catholic psychologists September 16, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News, Youth Ministry Vigilance, honesty, emotional intelligence and faith all play critical roles in healing from the long-term trauma of violent attacks, two Catholic psychologists told OSV News.
‘Sister Flo’ ready to go; new leader named for Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat Center September 15, 2025By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Youth Ministry Sister Florencia Silva Cabrera, known as “Sister Flo,” has arrived from her native Peru to serve as director of the Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat Center in Sparks.
For these young adults, soon-to-be-saint Frassati has ignited their faith amid fellowship August 10, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News, Youth Ministry ith the canonization of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati coming up Sept. 7, only a century after his death, the spirit of his faith life rooted in frequenting the Eucharist, prayer and study, as well as service to those in need, and a great love of the outdoors are alive and well among young adult groups across the United States.
Pope visits teen who fell ill during Jubilee of Youth, prays with family August 5, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry Pope Leo XIV visited a Spanish teenager who had to be hospitalized during the Jubilee of Youth and prayed with and spoke to the family.
Journey together, seek real encounters, pope advises young people August 5, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry A solo traveler, even using Google maps and ChatGPT, cannot safely and happily complete the journey of life or the journey of faith, Pope Leo XIV told thousands of young pilgrims meeting at the Marian shrine in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The three questions young people asked Pope Leo XIV — and his answers August 4, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry After beginning the vigil with prayers, the pope engaged in a dialogue with several young people who asked him three questions.
Don’t settle for less; God is waiting to transform your life, pope tells youth August 4, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry The fullness of life depends on how much one joyfully welcomes and shares in life while also living with a constant yearning for those things that only come from God, Pope Leo XIV told young people.
Pope Leo stands with youth in Gaza, Ukraine, calls for dialogue, not war August 4, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News, Youth Ministry In a message of solidarity and peace, Pope Leo XIV said the Catholic Church stands with young people suffering in war-torn areas, including Gaza and Ukraine.
Jubilee of Youth chance to celebrate hope, fraternity in world at war, panel says July 27, 2025By Carol Glatz OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, social media, World News, Youth Ministry More than half a million young people from 146 countries are set to arrive July 28 for the start of the weeklong Jubilee of Youth, which will include a special Jubilee dedicated to Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers.
Poland’s ‘living memorial’ to St. John Paul II marks 25 years of transforming lives July 25, 2025By Katarzyna Szalajko Filed Under: News, Saints, World News, Youth Ministry Thousands of young Poles made their way through the streets of Czestochowa July 19, singing and praying as they approached the Jasna Góra Marian shrine.
Body of Blessed Frassati, relic of Blessed Acutis will be in Rome for Jubilee July 24, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry The relics of two saints-to-be — Blesseds Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis — will be in Rome for veneration during the Jubilee of Youth July 28-Aug. 3, according to worldyouthday.com.