With the beatification of Carlo Acutis in Assisi Oct. 10, the Catholic Church now has its first “Blessed” who loved Super Mario and Pokémon, but not as much as he loved the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.
The founder of the Young Lawyers Association, Onyi Pipi, aims to equip young people with the confidence they need when dealing with the police. She explains.
The whole world has erupted in protests as it stands in solidarity with Continue reading →
Starting afresh from children to build a peaceful future in Africa. Rely on their energies to transform the continent into a better place. This is the sense of a virtual meeting, the first of a long series, organized online by Continue reading →
More and more young people are joining protests around the world and are playing an increasingly important role to protest against racism, discrimination and social inequality.
Is it possible that eight minutes and 46 seconds can change the world? From Continue reading →
Every day, India churns out 26,000 tonnes of plastic waste, including straws, cutlery, and other single-use items. Much of that plastic ends up languishing in landfills or worse, clogging India’s streets, rivers and beaches—a situation that long bothered university student Continue reading →
In the time of Coronavirus, young people have organised to prevent COVID-19 from spreading and supporting their communities.
In Cameroon, Achalake Christian, the coordinator of Local Youth Corner, has launched the “One Person, One Sanitizer” operation to prevent the Continue reading →
A comprehensive survey of Africa’s youth – the African Youth Survey 2020 –has just revealed a rising Afro-Optimism among the continent’s youth driven by a strong sense of individual responsibility, a post-colonial mind set, entrepreneurship, and confidence in a shared Continue reading →
It’s two years until the next World Youth Day, which will take place in the city of Lisbon in 2022 and in that intervening time, Pope Francis is inviting young people to reflect on the themes for the diocesan World Continue reading →
Australia, Philippines, California and Central and South Africa have been recently hit by severe drought and endless forest fires.Thousands are suffering. Plants and animals perish. This we must and can stop.
