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.
Youth
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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.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
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.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Gracias: Synod document must be adapted to needs of Asian youth
The issues that concern young Asians are different from those of their counterparts in the West, the Indian cardinal said.
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Australian bishop: respect for women is a top concern at Synod
“We have a picture of what the goal looks like—the dignity of women, women feeling appreciated, their gifts being used—but how do you get there?”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What baby boomers owe the next generation of Catholics
The church needs our young people. But we elders cannot nurture them in the faith if we repel them.
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Pope calls for a new alliance between young and old to change the world
With the launch of a new book, Pope Francis is calling for a new alliance — between young and old — to change the world.
Posted inFaith, Your Take
What should the church do to reach out to young people?
“The church should provide opportunities for young people to live out their faith in the world, not just keep it in a building during class or Mass.”
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Rethinking what it means to be ‘college material’
Our October 17 guest is Cyrus Habib, the lieutenant governor of Washington State. We discuss his recent article Stop saying ‘college isn’t for everyone.’ We also discuss these stories: Pope Francis declares Pope Paul VI, Óscar Romero saints Tomie dePaola’s books help us find the sacred in stories of service and stillness Why can’t women vote at […]