young adults

“While class members are passionate about their faith and serving in the church, they seemed far less polarized than many Catholics of my generation.”

The pope met in Assisi with young economists, entrepreneurs, financial advisers, scholars and scientists who have been working for two years on the Economy of Francesco project.

“The network we are building will provide a way for the many people who want to help newcomers in their community to accompany them and to advocate for migrants, refugees and those seeking asylum in the United States,” Joan Rosenhauer, executive director of JRS/USA, said.

The 2023 edition of WYD — set for the first week of August next year in Lisbon — is going forward with U.S. registration, opening in the next month or two for WYD pilgrims.

Catholic ministry leaders, young adults and bishops from dioceses and parishes around the country attended the June 23-26 event hosted by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and led by several USCCB secretariats.

Finding healing and exploring ways to work more effectively with diverse communities was the focus of the general session on the second day of the “Alive in Christ: Young, Diverse, Prophetic Voices Journeying Together,” a multicultural national gathering of Catholic ministry leaders in Chicago June 23-26.

In early April, nearly 50 college students from across the Archdiocese of Philadelphia gathered at La Salle University for a cross-campus listening session as part of the first phase of the global “Synod on Synodality.”

Data show that while religion is important to many young Catholics, they’re not seeking it out in the same way or following the same practices their parents and grandparents did.