Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments, Youth Ministry
The Catholic Church must put more effort into ensuring that the sacrament of confirmation is not the “sacrament of goodbye” for young people, who receive it and then do not come to church again until they want to get married, Pope Francis said.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Missions, News, World News, Youth Ministry
In the weeks surrounding World Mission Sunday, observed Oct. 20 this year, Catholic kids from coast to coast have been supporting missions through prayers and donations.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Hispanic Ministry, News, World News, Youth Ministry
Investing in this young population by offering training for priests, deacons, women religious and laypeople who, as their ministers, aim to form their faith and enrich their spiritual lives is precisely what MAAC is doing with the $1.2 million grant it received from the Lilly Endowment Inc., through its Nurturing Children through Worship and Prayer Initiative, in 2023.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News, Youth Ministry
On Oct. 18, Aid to the Church in Need will host its annual “One Million Children Praying the Rosary” campaign, inviting children — as well as families, parishes, catechists and teachers — to join in reciting the rosary that day, pledging their intention to do so at ACN’s dedicated website for the initiative, millionchildrenpraying.org.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Hispanic Ministry, News, World News, Youth Ministry
When asked how her faith and culture impact her day-to-day life and responsibilities as the executive director of the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, Christina Lamas responds with a brief yet resolute, “It grounds me.”
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OSV News
Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, World News, Youth Ministry
The first World Youth Day to be hosted in a country where Christians are a minority will seek to instill young people with the courage to share the Gospel while fostering interreligious dialogue, organizers of the event said.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Schools, social media, World News, Youth Ministry
As studies reveal the negative effects of smartphones on the health and well-being of elementary and middle schoolers, central Arkansas parents are taking a pledge to delay giving their children smartphones.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry
Young people play a pivotal role in promoting social justice and advancing human development, Pope Francis said.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations, Youth Ministry
This summer, the camp scene in the Archdiocese of Baltimore included three offerings that expanded the horizons and spiritual reach for area students and special-needs adults.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, World News, Youth Ministry
Scott Kieffer, the director of discipleship for St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Community in Maple Grove, Minn., is 29 lakes away from completing his endeavor to pray a rosary in the 250 to 300 lakes in the Twin Cities urban metro area.
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Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, Youth Ministry, Youth Programs
Summer is mission trip season — which usually conjures up images of a few dozen Catholic teenagers and their chaperones practicing the corporal works of mercy in developing nations while simultaneously expanding their cultural horizons.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry
During a week of extreme high temperature warnings, altar servers on a pilgrimage to Rome found many ways to cool off and strengthen their faith by visiting the city’s underground catacombs, cavernous basilicas and a temporary pilgrimage center near St. Peter’s Square.
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