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Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
What it’s like to get to know your bishop on pilgrimage
Mychael Schilmoeller was part of a delegation of young adults who accompanied their bishops on their “ad limina” visit to Rome to meet with Pope Francis.
Posted inFaith, News
Stabbings, shootings and assaults weigh on U.S. Jewish youth
Anti-Semitic attacks rose worldwide by 13% in 2018 compared to the previous year, according to a report by Tel Aviv University’s Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary Jewry.
Posted inFaith, Generation Faith
Announcing America’s 2020 Generation Faith Essay Contest
“A church that does not listen…cannot be credible,” Pope Francis said in his opening remarks to a worldwide meeting of Catholic leaders on the topic of young people. The pope said the church needs to listen “to those young people who often do not feel understood by the church” and are “not accepted for who they […]
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Seniors squeeze out kids in federal budget
Federal spending on children fell to 1.9 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product in 2018.
Posted inFaith, News
Comedy writer Jeannie Gaffigan sees urgent need to help Catholic teens
The mother of five and wife of comedian Jim Gaffigan said she has a charism and a vocation to work with post-confirmation teens
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Young adult literature has a lot to say about social justice (and we all need to hear it)
Members of Generation Z are proving themselves to be resilient and thoughtful activists, and current young adult books are following their gaze toward social justice issues.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Top Encuentro priorities include pastoral care of Hispanics and outreach to youth
The pastoral care of Hispanic families and immigrants, accompaniment of youth and young adults, and leadership development were the top priorities that Hispanic ministry leaders of seven dioceses, including the Archdiocese of Washington, addressed Oct. 5 at The Catholic University of America.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Greta Thunberg and the trouble with changing the world
The phrase always seems to come at the end of a sentence—change the world, period. Change the world how?
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
400 years after first Jesuits arrived, Pope Francis celebrates Mass in Mauritius
“Our young people are our foremost mission! We must invite them to find their happiness in Jesus,” the pope said at Mass for 368,000 Catholics.