young people

U.S. bishops urged to pay attention and support teens and young adults in parishes and church programs.

Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron of Los Angeles emphasized to the U.S. bishops at the fall general assembly the need to make a priority of bringing young people back to the Catholic Church.

During their Nov. 11-13 meeting in Baltimore, the U.S. bishops elected new officers and discussed their renewed efforts to help immigrants, youth, pregnant women and the poor as well their steps to combat gun violence and racism.

Bishops, pastors, religious and other adults must learn to speak young people’s language and must avoid exercising undue pressure on young men and women to enter a seminary or join a religious order, the pope said June 6 at a gathering of people doing vocations work in Europe.

At the Vatican and in many parts of the world, Palm Sunday also is marked as the local celebration of World Youth Day, and Pope Francis spoke specifically to young people in his homily.

The head of an African youth network urged the world’s religions to embrace the voices of young people, as the leaders explore ways to tackle the current global ecological crisis.

To find Catholics who have left the church, start looking at the faces in the pews, according to a recent report.

Following the Francigena Way, an ancient pilgrims’ path, a group of about 300 synod participants and young people from Rome parishes headed to St. Peter’s Basilica to pray at the apostle’s tomb.