This Saturday, 23 September, Catholic Young Adults are hosting a five-a-side football tournament and barbecue in aid of Mary's Meals in Shepherd's Bush.
Mary's Meals is a fantastic charity that provides life-changing meals to some of the world’s poorest children every school day.
Football players and supporters are welcome! There's a well priced bar at the venue too.
If you'...
Bishop Mark Davies has announced the launch of a Youth Mission Team for the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
In a pastoral letter read out in the churches and chapels of the Diocese, the Bishop reminded the faithful that the Christian witness of young people is a “gift needed by the whole Church and the whole world”.
But he said that it was necessary for the Church to support young people...
More than 3,000 young people took part in the second National Catholic Youth Congress from 17 - 20 August at Kutama College in Chinhoyi Diocese.
Addressing the crowd, Bishop Xavier Munyongani, responsible for Zimbabwe’s National Catholic Youth Council expressed his joy at seeing such a large number of young people and stressed his hope for a better church tomorrow. He encouraged them to...
The Youth 2000 Summer Festival took place over a long weekend at the Cistercian College in Mount Saint Joseph Abbey, Roscrea, Co Tipperary. More than 1,200 young people attended and this year’s festival theme is: ‘Come Closer, Hear My Word’.
In his wide-ranging homily during the Opening Mass on Thursday, Bishop Fintan Monahan quoted from a number of Catholic writers and theologians,...
In the middle of the summer in Taizé, in the French region of Burgundy, the welcome never slackens on the hill. Between 2,500 and 4,000 visitors, mostly young people aged 15 to 25, follow in turns, arriving each Sunday and staying for a week. Since the beginning of 2017, participation in international meetings has increased and the most represented countries – not cou...
The Young Christian Workers (YCW) officially welcomed its new President, Kate Wilkinson, on Monday 24 July. This follows her unanimous election at the 78th National Council of the YCW held back in April 2017. The date also marked the 50th anniversary of the death of Fr Joseph Cardijn, who founded the YCW in Belgium in 1925 and was later to be made a Cardinal for his work with the movement.
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Youth 2000, the UK’s biggest Catholic youth festival, takes place from Thursday 24th - Monday 28th August 2017 at the National Catholic Shrine of Our Lady in Walsingham.
The festival is just 15 minutes drive from the seaside town of Wells-next-the-Sea and two and a half hours from London (via the M11). Look out for the big top!
Anyone between the ages of 16 - 35, or families with...
More than 200 young people from Brentwood Catholic Youth Service are currently in Lourdes for the Diocesan Pilgrimage, led by Bishop Alan Williams sm. They travelled on a 17 hour journey by coach over the weekend, and will assist disabled and ill pilgrims during their time there this week. They want to share their Lourdes experience with those at home and so are inviting others to take part in ...
Birmingham's faith groups have come together to launch Small Footsteps 2017 - a week of indoor and outdoor hands-on eco workshops for the City's youngsters. Featured on BBC Radio, the unique Small Footsteps initiative for kids from 10 to 15 years starts Monday 31st July at Fircroft College, Selly Oak. Due to generous donations, this exciting opportunity is free - but remaining spaces are limite...
Three Faiths Forum (3FF) - one of the UK’s leading interfaith organisations, is celebrating the achievements of 50 young leaders of different faiths and beliefs graduating from their UN award-winning ParliaMentors programme today. Teams of university students across the country have acted as beacons of activism, hope and inspiration while carrying out social action projects throughout the ye...
The Youth Group at St John the Baptist’s Cathedral, Norwich, have responded to the refugee crisis both practically and emotionally, by packing rucksacks for asylum seekers arriving in Norwich and by writing messages of hope to refugees at home and abroad.
Along with teenagers in the confirmation group, the youth group collected basic goods and toiletries from parishioners and Notre Dame...
The Brightlights Youth Festival opens this evening Friday 23rd June at Alton Castle in Staffordshire - just a stones throw across the Churnet Valley from Alton Towers Theme Park.
Archbishop Bernard Longley and Fr Frankie Mulgrew will be coming this evening to launch the festival. There will be live music with Guvna B, the One Hope Project, Rise Theatre and much more.
For more in...
We all know young people making our families, communities and world a better place. We'd like to hear all about them, so that we can share their stores, celebrate their commitment and inspire others. The Awards celebrate those young people living out Catholic social teaching in their lives and communities. This year the Award Ceremony is timed to take place just a few days before Nat...
Students come from every walk of life, representing a rich tapestry of experiences, cultures, traditions and languages. Many will have questions about student life and culture, or be exploring their identity and role in the world. Many will face significant challenges, from isolation and anxiety, to financial pressures and managing relationships. We also know that the transitio...
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