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February 1, 2017

How to apply to the Youth Speak News mentorship program

How to apply to the Youth Speak News mentorship program

Are you a university or senior high school student 16 or older?

Do you like to write?

Do you want to improve your skills in a mentoring program led by a professional journalist?

Do you want to enrich your faith?

Published in Youth Speak News
July 8, 2016

'Amoris Laetitia' at three months: Communion question still debated

Copies of Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on the family, "Amoris Laetitia" ("The Joy of Love"), are seen during the document's release at the Vatican April 8. The exhortation is the concluding document of the 2014 and 2015 synods of bishops on the family.

VATICAN CITY – Three months after the publication of Pope Francis' exhortation on marriage and family, bishops and bishops' conferences around the world are studying practical ways to apply it. Some still disagree on what exactly the Pope meant.

Published in Faith
April 17, 2016

Cyberspace mined for next generation of religious

Turkish women try to connect to Twitter at a cafe in Istanbul, Turkey, March 21. In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission is trying to decide whether to formulate a new policy for governing access to the Internet.

When Sr. Mary Rowell was growing up, religious communities were everywhere. They ran schools, colleges, parish activities, hospitals and day care centres.

Published in Call to Service
April 17, 2015

Catching up with Youth Speak News alumni

L-R: Faith Goldy, Beth Brown and Desmond Devoy are three of the YSN graduates who have used their experience to find careers in journalism. More than 150 young people have gone through the program in its 15 years in existence.

DIGITAL EDITION EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Political commentator Faith Goldy talks about how writing for The Catholic Register’s Youth Speak News gave her the important journalistic skills and start in Canadian media without attending a journalism school.

Youth Speak News is accepting applications for the 2015-2016 season. Details here: http://catholicregister.org/ysn/ysn-application.

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A young Desmond Devoy was on holiday in British Columbia in 2000 when a Catholic news story fell into his lap. Unable to resist the temptation, the budding writer phoned back to Toronto to report his story to The Catholic Register.

Published in Youth Speak News
April 17, 2015

The humble beginnings of Youth Speak News

Paula Antonello Moore, then reporter and youth editor for The Register, started the Youth Speak News journalism program for aspiring high school and post-secondary students.

Growing up, The Catholic Register was always a great teaching tool about my faith. Though it contained stories from an international, national and local perspective, it usually included pieces written by scholars, priests or literary faithful sharing their expertise.

I would never have considered it a place that would draw young people.

Published in Youth Speak News