Youth Speak News

TORONTO - On the 20th anniversary of National Child Day in Canada, representatives from the Abrahamic religions reminded members of Toronto’s interfaith community that children have the right to practise their religion and receive religious teaching, according to the United Nations 1989 Convention on the Rights of a Child.

The Pope recently had to deal with a scandal caused by the “Bishop of Bling” and, as I look around my school cafeteria, I notice several similarities to the corruption scandal involving the bishop of Limburg, Germany.

A new book on meditation is inviting youth to take ownership of their prayer life. Guided Meditations for Young Catholics by Glynnis Hope B. Dawson is targeted at group leaders — catechists, youth ministers and teachers — to help them guide young people age 10 to 15 to a meaningful and relevant prayer life.

Hands shoot up from about a third of the room as Brad Henning asks a group of teens if they have ever had a boyfriend or girlfriend tell them “I love you.” Then he asks how many have found out the feelings of love weren’t real. The same hands go up. This is how Henning begins the talk he has been delivering for the past quarter century to boys and girls about life, love and sex.

Have you ever seen a priest and thought, “He’s a teacher?” Recently, I’ve been noticing many similarities between priests and teachers, both professionally and personality wise.

HALIFAX - Catholic Christian Outreach Halifax students are promoting evangelization by sporting new threads.

TORONTO - The Newman Centre at the University of Toronto’s downtown campus is hosting a Teaching Series on the Sacraments to help students deepen their understanding of sacramental life.

When I was a child, I picked up what was to later become a revolutionizing piece of literature in my little, boxed world. Growing up, I had never known of “black” or “white.” My friends were all great because they made me laugh and it didn’t even matter that we had different coloured skins.

TORONTO - Toronto’s Newman Centre hosted an exorcism movie night to coincide with Halloween to debunk Hollywood’s take on a very misunderstood religious rite.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has asked Catholic young people around the world to read, meditate and act on the beatitudes as they celebrate World Youth Day in their dioceses in 2014 and 2015 and as they prepare to join him in Poland in 2016.