The pope described St. Óscar Romero as one of the “prophetic fruits of the church in Central America.”
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Pope Francis: Panama has become “a hub of hope” by hosting World Youth Day
Panama’s President, Juan Carlos Varela Rodriguez, gave Pope Francis a very warm state welcome at the Presidential Palace located on the site of the original 1673 building. He welcomed him to this land “of peace and dialogue.”
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Marginalized take center stage at World Youth Day Panama
One of World Youth Day’s first event focused on the plight of populations most of the world rarely sees or comes across: the indigenous.
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How World Youth Day is changing the church
How World Youth Day is changing the church
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Inmates at Panama youth prison anticipate visit from pope
On his trip to Panama for the World Youth Day celebrations, Pope Francis will visit the Las Garzas de Pacora detention center in Las Garzas, which is Panama’s main youth lockup. While there, the pope will pray with the inmates, offer a message of peace and reconciliation and will also hear their confessions. This will be the first time Pope Francis has done so on a pilgrimage.
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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.
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Study shows young adults leaving church start down that path at age 13
A 2018 study on young adults leaving the Catholic Church found people stopped identifying as Catholics at a median age of 13, long before they ceased attending a parish.
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Infographic: The role of college campus ministries
The report examined two distinct approaches to campus ministry. Degree-educated staff tend to emphasize public service, but missionary-trained staff are more likely to focus on students’ personal relationships with God.
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Seattle University plans fossil fuel divestment: Will other Jesuit schools follow its lead?
The fossil fuel divestment movement, which started in the 2000s, has become a mainstay of activism on college campuses.
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How can we strengthen faith formation classes?
Children can flex their learning muscles and begin to talk more deeply about their faith with a more “conversational” catechesis.