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.
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Advice for child’s first camp experience
As the summer approaches, many parents find themselves contemplating the idea of sending their child to camp for the first time. The decision can be both exciting and nerve-wracking for both parents and children.
YDisciple launches evangelization resources in Spanish to reach U.S. youth
In November, NET Ministries, a Minnesota-based Catholic youth ministry that has been inspiring and forming young people to live their faith for decades, announced that it was expanding its outreach to Hispanic youth through its YDisciple project.
Pope encourages oratories to help form good Catholics, good citizens
Catholic oratories and youth groups that provide after-school activities, religious education and a place for children and teens to gather should be loud, joyful places that help form good Catholics and good citizens, Pope Francis said.
With doctor’s OK, pope says he is ready for World Youth Day
With a green light from his doctor, Pope Francis has assured young people that he will be with them in Portugal for World Youth Day despite his recent surgery.
Dioceses wake up to youth mental health crisis, helping parents, teachers and pastors take action
According to Catholic mental health professionals and diocesan executives, young people face considerable mental health challenges — and the adults in their lives need to listen.
Experts hail U.S. surgeon general’s social media warning for youth mental health
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy had a warning May 23: “We are in the middle of a national youth mental health crisis, and I am concerned that social media is an important driver of that crisis — one that we must urgently address.”
To overcome U.S. division, violence, pope tells young to ‘be authentic’
The pope responded to questions from young people May 25 during a meeting with participants in the Scholas Occurrentes movement.
World Youth Day prep advice from pope: speak to your grandparents
Just under three months before World Youth Day gets underway in Lisbon, Portugal, Pope Francis said young people should consult their grandparents about how to prepare.
4 tips for building a media-smart family
Living virtuously with our media requires communicating together to become a media-smart family.
Here is the simplest way to share faith with kids
We can’t simply drop kids off at Catholic school or religious education classes and consider the job done.
U.S. bishops launch new approach to teaching the faith
A new outreach to teaching the faith, called the Institute on the Catechism, will be a springboard for faith formation developed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee on the Catechism.