Julian Paparella, who was 25 years old when he addressed hundreds of bishops in that assembly, joins Zac and Ashley to shed light on the dynamic at work inside synods.
Synod on Young Adults
Posted inFaith, Features
How economic uncertainty is taking a spiritual toll on today’s young adults
Times of financial stress or uncertainty seem like a natural time to turn to one’s faith, but it can also be one of the most difficult times to do so.
Posted inFaith, Your Take
Young adults respond: How has your family supported you in your faith?
Part of our special family issue.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
The Editors: Pope Francis’ new exhortation is a gift to the church
On April 2, the Vatican released “Christ Lives,” the third apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Should Catholics care about what happens at the Vatican?
Could paying attention to the Vatican regularly become a spiritual practice and put the headlines you see about the church in context?
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Young Catholics aren’t the church of the future—they’re the church of now.
Pope Francis speaks to the ‘now’ of God with his new letter to youth.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis urges young people not to abandon the church
This dark moment, he writes, with the help of young people “can truly be an opportunity for a reform of epoch-making significance, opening us to a new Pentecost and inaugurating a new stage of purification and change capable of renewing the Church’s youth.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Live from Australia: How young Catholics are changing the church
We look at the Synod’s final document and talk about what still needs to be done to have young people lead in the Catholic Church.
Posted inFaith, News
Global encounter of W.Y.D. challenges nationalism, walls, pope says
“As long as there are new generations able to say, ‘Here I am’ to God, the world will have a future.”
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Pope Francis heads to Panama for World Youth Day
This year’s W.Y.D takes place less than three months after the conclusion of the Synod for Young People that was held in the Vatican last October.