Pope Francis noted that there are millions of boys and girls around the world living “in conditions very similar to slavery.”
Pope’s November prayer intention: ‘For children who suffer’
Effie Caldarola: ‘Do not worry about tomorrow’
“I think Jesus is speaking to our human tendency to worry, sometimes ceaselessly, about tomorrow, about yesterday, about the far-off future and the long-dead past.”
St. Joseph family organizes ‘Art in the Park’ to share love of creating
“Creating art is an interesting way to share your faith,” said Aquiliana Wolf, 14, who helped to organize the program. “God tells us to spread our faith to others — Art in the Park is how I share what I love with young people, so they can learn to love God and art as much as I do.”
‘Don’t look away,’ children plead to Congress in gun control message
Parents, with their children nearby, gathered near the Capitol to call on Congress, particularly Republican senators, to push through restrictions against high-powered weapons that have been used in mass shootings.
Declining birthrates impoverish future, pope says
In a message sent May 12, 2022, to participants of a conference in Rome, Pope Francis said declining birth rates in Italy and Western countries are “impoverishing everyone’s future.”
Photos of the Week: May 2, 2022
In the spotlight: Ukraine war, papal health, St. John Paul II
NCEA speaker addresses impact of social media on adolescents
“We live in a time, with digital doorways everywhere, where the opportunities for trauma to our young people are more prevalent than ever,” said Chris McKenna, founder of Protect Young Eyes.
One in 10 Ukrainians is a refugee, half are children, U.N. agencies say
UNICEF estimated that 2 million children have fled the war in Ukraine in search of safety across borders, and an additional 2.5 million children are displaced within the country.