Pope Francis continues to spread his message of Christian hope, aiming especially to reach and inspire young people.
Youth
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
11-year-old boy who mowed White House lawn is an altar server
Francis mowed the lawn of the Rose Garden Sept. 15, maintaining his concentration even as cameras flashed and the president himself came to check on the young man’s progress.
Posted inArts & Culture, Last Take
Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini: an archbishop of the people
Five years after his death, remembering the Jesuit cardinal and his close connection with the youth of Milan
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How a young atheist and a priest who lost his faith made me a better evangelizer
The first step in an evangelizing relationship is that the evangelizer be evangelized.
Posted inFaith, Generation Faith
Hate public speaking? Here’s why you should lector anyway
Speaking in front of a hundred people did not come naturally to me.
Posted inFaith, Generation Faith
Finding God in song (and breakdancing) at the Steubenville Youth Conferences
Maybe you heard about the breakdancing priests. Seeing the video sparked memories of my own experiences at Steubenville.
Posted inFaith, News
‘We are bridge builders’: Maronite Catholic youth gather in Lebanon
Nearly 500 young people from other countries joined 1,000 Maronite Catholic youths from Lebanon for World Maronite Youth Days.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Teens need adults to navigate films like “To the Bone”
“To the Bone,” which recently premiered on Netflix, tells the story of 20-year-old Ellen (Lily Collins), who is living with anorexia nervosa.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Linking young men to a future—and a gentrifying neighborhood to its past
Reconnect Brooklyn is investing in people rather than properties, the residents who are struggling to remain in Bed-Stuy amid rising costs.