The church needs our young people. But we elders cannot nurture them in the faith if we repel them.

Vatican official says people must not succumb to fear mongering and realize that the challenge of migration today is solvable—but only if there is political will.

Signs of trauma aren't a surprise for those who studied people after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Sexual orientation by itself is irrelevant to child sexual abuse. The risk factors include impulse control problems and substance abuse, and offenders take advantage of situations in which they are trusted.

“Jesus finds people where they are, but he never leaves them where they are.”

Much like New Orleans’ Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina, the low-income neighborhoods east of Panama City, where St. Dominic is located, were especially hard-hit by the storm. Now residents here are desperate for help.

Worshipping with other deaf Catholics feels like home. They sign prayers and responses with others and communicate after Mass with peers who understand.

Cardinal Souraphiel highlighted the role globalization plays in connecting young people in unjust ways.

Arturo Sosa, S.J., the superior general of the Jesuits, identified three “signs of the times”: secularization, the digital world and multiculturalism.

The church must go out and encounter young people “in detention centers, at the borders.”