Next November 24, the Solemnity of Christ the King, on the occasion of World Youth Day in the Particular Churches, in St. Peter’s Basilica the traditional passing of the symbols of World Youth Day (WYD) will take place between the Continue reading →
The latest African Youth Survey from the Ichikowitz Family Foundation, a leading African foundation promoting active citizenship across the continent, provides a comprehensive look at the perspectives, hopes and concerns of young people in 16 African countries. Now in its Continue reading →
People offer their allegiance to their nation or their religion, but we would like to offer our allegiance to the Land. We commit to take care of the Land. We would like all people in all countries to do the Continue reading →
Our life is full of choices: some regular and daily (but not less important) others extraordinary and that last a lifetime. Life is full of hard choices and the bigger they are and the more options they have, the harder Continue reading →
To those who ask me which side I am on with so many armed and bloody conflicts being pursued in various regions of the world, I reply without hesitation that I am on the side of the victims of war. Continue reading →
Leaving the Church does not mean abandoning the faith; moving away from the faith does not mean giving up one’s spirituality. Even though they are leaving the Christian community, many young people continue to feel like believers.
A group of young people in Ghana is embarking on an innovative initiative to infuse new meaning into the observance of Lent by engaging in environmental stewardship campaigns.
Under the banner of “Green Lent,” Fridays and Sundays throughout the forty-day Continue reading →
At last year’s World Youth Day, more than a million young people shared among themselves social friendship. Pope Francis calls this universal fraternity, proving a new fraternal order and world social experience possible.