Tag: Youth
No paycheck for popes, says Pope Francis
"I'm hot-headed, impatient… I sometimes make decisions in a hurry," the pontiff says in a new book
Pope Francis wants 2023 World Youth Day in Lisbon to be...
Pope Francis encouraged the event’s organizing committee to be inventive in planning the gathering, which will take place on Aug. 1-6, 2023
Pope Francis decries excessive ‘exaltation of youth’ as he begins new...
The pope noted that as the average age of populations continued to rise, the “elderly are often seen as a burden”
India’s ‘Carlo Acutis’ inspires many
Like Blessed Carlo, Ajna had set apart her life for “devotion to the Holy Eucharist from a very early age"
Coming of age
The time comes when children begin to explore the world, when they begin to ask questions like WHO AM I? WHAT IS MY PURPOSE IN THIS WORLD?
Pope Francis hails as ‘hero’ parents who flee conflict with children
"They are heroes because I see in them the courage of those who risk their lives for love of their children, for love of their family"
Pope Francis stresses urgent need for ‘spiritual fatherhood’
The pope said many young people have “the inability to make big life decisions” and are “afraid to decide, to choose, to take a risk”
Pope Francis to young addicts: Do not be afraid of your...
"Do not be afraid of reality— of the truth— of our miseries,” the pope said
Despite unrest, young people in Solomon Islands celebrate World Youth Day
At least 450 young people from various parishes attended the celebration that carried the theme “Holy, Formed and Sent for Service”
Pope Francis to youth in Greece: Don’t be ‘prisoners of the...
The pope said that helping others was “the way to bring about something truly new in history”