Part of our special family issue.
Youth
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The science is in: Faith can be effective against adolescent depression
All youth counselors should be aware of this connection.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
What will it take to keep young people in the church?
How do we keep them, or anyone really, Catholic? To keep them, we have to stop asking that question in the first place.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
As ranks of voting seniors increase, poverty persists among U.S. children
Children are consistently the poorest age group in the United States, writes Robert David Sullivan. But will they be heard in Washington as they become outnumbered by people over 65?
Posted inFaith, News
Teen who died saving classmates in school shooting made a Knight
Kendrick Castillo, the 18-year-old hero who charged a shooter at STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado, was posthumously named a Knight of Columbus.
Posted inFaith, News
Boys Town founder, Father Flanagan, advances on path to sainthood
The sainthood cause of Father Edward J. Flanagan took a step forward July 22 with the presentation of the “positio” to the Vatican Congregation for Saints’ Causes, along with a letter of support from Omaha Archbishop George J. Lucas.
Posted inFaith, News
Cardinal Turkson: Young people’s climate activism is a sign of hope for the Earth
Young people’s intensified demand for climate action is a sign of hope during the planet’s ecological crisis, said Cardinal Peter Turkson, head of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
When Millennials move in with Nuns
Nuns and Nones, an organization that brings these two groups—both spiritually seeking, both distinctly committed to justice—together for conversation, relationship and even shared housing.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Jesuitical’s 100th episode: This time, Ashley, Olga and Zac answer the questions
This week, we’re turning the tables: To celebrate our 100th episode, former guest and CNN analyst Kirsten Powers interviews your hosts to give you a behind-the-scenes look at how we got here.
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.