Young people in Africa today face many different challenges and circumstances.  These engender both hope and hopelessness among them, depending on their particular context and on available support, resources and opportunities. Young people who are empowered easily find hope Continue reading →

A faith-based youth apostolate movement, committed to the principles and values of evangelisation, formation, social justice and advocacy, wants to expand in Africa

In Africa, the YCS movement was first introduced in Madagascar in 1937, and has grown to spread Continue reading →

Pope Francis in a new book is calling for an alliance between the young and elderly:  “Young people need the dreams of the elders so they can hope in a future. Older people and young people move forward together, and Continue reading →

The final document of the synod on young people has been just released. The document consists of 3 parts, 12 chapters, 167 paragraphs and 60 pages. The Rapporteur General, Cardinal Sérgio da Rocha, said that it is “the result of Continue reading →

The Synod on youth which is taking place in Rome in these days , Tendai Karombo,   chairperson of the National Catholic Youth Council in Zimbabwe, explains what are the challenges  that face young people in the society and in Continue reading →

A group of young people living in Nairobi who regularly meets at Shalom House has written a letter to Pope Francis on the occasion of the Synod to be held in Rome next October, during which hundreds of bishops will Continue reading →

The 2018 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, was delivered by former US President Barack Obama in Johannesburg on 17 July, 2018. The lecture took place a day before Nelson Mandela International Day, and was held at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium in Continue reading →

In view of the XV General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, dedicated to young people, to be held next October 2018, many local churches are organizing activities and events with the youth. A few examples. 

In Kenya, the diocese Continue reading →

How does the Church help young people accept their call to the joy of the Gospel, especially in these times of uncertainty, volatility and insecurity?

Three verbs from the Gospel, which describe the way Jesus encountered the people of his Continue reading →

The Spirit speaks and acts through the happenings in the life of each person, which in themselves are inexplicit or ambiguous, insofar as they are open to different interpretations. Discernment is required to reveal their meaning and to make a Continue reading →