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March 22, 2018

U.S. delegates say young people want mentors, a voice, unity

Katie Prejean-McGrady, De La Salle Christian Brother Javier Hansen, Chris Russo and Nick Lopez, some of the young adults from the United States participating in the Vatican's pre-synod meeting, posed March 21 in front of St. Peter's Square.

VATICAN – Young people want trusted guides as they explore their faith and their vocation, said five young adults from the United States attending the Vatican's pre-synod meeting.

Published in International
March 22, 2018

At pre-synod, atheist says he is optimistic about church's future

Sandro Bucher (second left) represents Swiss youth in Rome.
VATICAN – Religious and nonreligious people today must learn to engage in fair and objective dialogue so that they may unite the world and make it better as a whole, a young atheist said.
Published in International
March 21, 2018

Allowing young people to be part of decision-making will change the world, African youths say

Vincent Paul Nneji of Nigeria and Tinyiko Joan Ndaba from South Africa were among the 305 young adults participating in a weeklong pre-synod meeting with Pope Francis and bishops.
VATICAN – If the Catholic Church at every level – and governments, too – would listen to young people and give them a voice in decision-making, they could unleash great potential, said two African young adults.
Published in International
March 19, 2018

Pope asks youths to help rejuvenate Church; youths ask Church to listen

Pope Francis poses for a photo at a pre-synod gathering of youth delegates at the Pontifical International Maria Mater Ecclesiae College in Rome March 19. The meeting was in preparation for the Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment this October at the Vatican. Seated next to the pope are Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, and U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life.
ROME – The Catholic Church needs the enthusiasm, daring and hope of young people so that it can preach the Gospel energetically and respond to the questions men and women raise today, Pope Francis told some 300 young adults.
Published in International
March 15, 2018

Vatican invites youth to participate in pre-synod meeting via Facebook

The closing date to sign up to the pre-Synodal Facebook group is Friday, 16th March.
VATICAN – As the pre-synod gathering on youth approaches, Vatican organizers are inviting young people around the globe to join in the discussion through Facebook groups in six different languages.
Published in Vatican
March 1, 2018

Editorial: Listen to youth

Events such as the international celebration of World Youth Day can leave the impression of a vibrant Church. The reality, however, is less rosy, particularly in Europe and North America, where young people are falling away from Church and avoiding religious vocations and marriage.
As the Vatican prepares for an important Synod of Bishops on youth, an American organization has released a study that says young people who reject the Church typically fall into one of three categories: the injured, the drifters or the dissenters.
Published in Editorial
February 13, 2018

Canadian bishops pick Cree student for Vatican youth synod

Emelie Callan and Jacob Jason Genaille-Dustyhorn will be representing Canadian youth in Rome in March at the pre-synodal meeting on the youth.
Jacob Jason Genaille-Dustyhorn isn’t Catholic, but his spiritual roots with the Indigenous community has qualified him as one of only two young people selected by Canadian bishops to represent the country in Rome next month.
Published in Canada
February 6, 2018

Vatican approves second miracle needed for Paul VI’s canonization

Pope Paul VI greets children as he visits the Church of St. Leo the Great in Rome March 31, 1968.
VATICAN – On Tuesday the Congregation for the Causes of Saints approved the second miracle needed for the canonization of Blessed Pope Paul VI, allowing his canonization to take place, possibly later this year.
Published in Faith
January 31, 2018

Canadian delegates chosen for pre-synod youth meeting at Vatican

Emilie Callan, middle, served as a host of the National Youth Forum organized by Salt and Light TV in Nov. 2017.
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops have announced the names of two Canadian young adults who will be attending as delegates at the Vatican's pre-synod meeting.
Published in Canada
January 25, 2018

Canadian bishops relying on youth for Synod 2018 guidance

Young adults in the Archdiocese of Toronto participate at a pre-synod discussion with Bishop Wayne Kirkpatrick on Sep. 13, 2017.
As Canada’s bishop delegates prepare for this fall’s Synod on Young People in Rome, one objective is immediately clear — the voices of the young must take centre stage.
Published in Canada
January 18, 2018

Four Canadian bishops selected for 2018 Youth Synod

Bishop Lionel Gendron will be joined by three other Canadian bishops to attend the Youth Synod in Oct.
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) have elected four bishops — two English and two French — to represent the Canadian Church at the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod.
Published in Canada
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