News from around the world by national and local youth groups such as CYMFED & YCW. It also contains reports on events, activities and resources for young people, often written by young people. See our Young People's Projects & Services Links page for relevant links.
The Catholic Union Charitable Trust is delighted to sponsor the 2025 Catholic Young Writer Award in this Jubilee Year with the theme 'Jesus Christ, Son of God'. Joanna Bogle of the Keys, the Catholic Writers Guild of England and Wales says: "Students have been asked to imagine that a friend has said to them that Jesus was a great man, and wonderful moral teacher, but that they did not accept that ... Read More
The next European meeting held by the Taizé community will take place in Paris and throughout the Île-de-France region from 28 December 2025 to 1 January 2026. Tens of thousands of pilgrims are expected to come to Paris for the five day event, dedicated to prayer, workshops, discussions and cultural exchange, and concluding with a prayer for peace and a celebration to welcome the New Year. Broth... Read More
Liz Mitchell from Boney M (Remember their classic hits: 'By the Rivers of Babylon' and 'Mary's Boy Child?' to name but two?) features in an exclusive interview, in the Christmas edition of Faith Matters, written by student reporters from St John Bosco College in Battersea, south London. Entitled: 'Music Chose Me', Liz tells reporters Joshua Obeng and Jay Nil-Addy about how she has been inspired an... Read More
To celebrate the Jubilee Year 2025, the Religious of the Assumption are inviting single women (18-30s) open to discerning a call to consecrated life to take part in a discernment weekend in Rome. This will take place from Friday 31st January to Sunday 2nd February, enabling participants to celebrate February 2nd, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated... Read More
Million Minutes are excited to announce the launch of Adventurous Accompaniment, an opportunity to explore the art of accompaniment through research-based, high-quality resources and bespoke facilitation. Work with us to explore how this may deepen understanding of Catholic communities and enhance pastoral areas of work. We need only to accompany and encourage them, trusting a little more in the g... Read More
Leeds Trinity University is celebrating its 25th anniversary of Tea on the Landing, a weekly gathering, that takes place at its Main Campus in Horsforth, reminding the University community made up of colleagues, students and visitors, of the importance of in-person social interactions. Originally launched in 1999 by Angela Filarowski, a former Chaplaincy Assistant at Leeds Trinity, to engage mor... Read More
Pope Francis greeted delegations of young people from Portugal and South Korea in Rome on Sunday for the 39th World Youth Day on the Solemnity of Christ the King. The WYD symbols: the Cross and the icon of Mary Salus Populi Romani, were passed from the Portuguese to the Koreans who will host the next world youth gathering in Seoul in 2027. The Pope encouraged the Korean young people, reminding t... Read More
A Monastic Experience Retreat for single young women, aged 18 - 40, will take place at Minster Abbey, Ramsgate, Kent, on the from Friday 22 - Sunday 24 November, the Feast of Christi the King. For more information please email: minstervocations@gmail.com or visit Minster Abbey website: https://www.minsterabbeynuns.org FURTHER LINKS Find more retreat centres and pilgrimage house here: https://www... Read More
"You are part of a new, synodal family in this place. St John Baptist de La Salle tried to create a community like this in his time and was unable to… you are starting this here." These were words from Brother Armin Luistro, General Superior of the Lasallians, addressed to over 100 young people and their teachers from Lasallian schools across Great Britain, Ireland and Malta. They gathered last ... Read More
St Cassian's, Kintbury, the Lasallian youth centre in Berkshire, will begin celebrating 50 years of transformative youth ministry with a special retreat starting next Thursday, 17th October. Young people from all the Lasallian school in Britain as well as those in Ireland and Malta have been invited to the event. They are joined by Brother Armin Luistro FSC, the Superior General of the De La Sall... Read More
This September, a group of young adults journeyed to Paris with SVP 1833 in order to discover more about Vincentian spirituality and history. These were five days of discovery for those involved, making pilgrimage to key sites in the origins of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society. The young adults had come from a variety of backgrounds and stages of experience, be that finishing their first year of ... Read More
The Diocese of Shrewsbury is to welcome the relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis, the Italian teenager who is likely to become "the first millennial saint". A relic of his heart will be brought to Wythenshawe, Manchester, for four days of public prayer, veneration and devotion. Blessed Carlo, who was born in London to Italian parents, died from leukaemia in 2006 at the age of 15 after dedicating himself... Read More
On Monday, 12 August, young people across the world participated in the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical International Youth Day, which convened under the theme 'Journey of Justice, Peace, and Unity: A Call to End Violence.' The online event highlighted the experiences and resilience of young people and children living amidst conflict, emphasizing the urgent need for peace and support. I... Read More
East Anglia's Diocesan Youth Service of is looking for one more person (age 18 -30) to join the Ignite Team for this coming academic year and there is still time to apply. If you have just left school or university, in between jobs, wanting to take time to discern what the Lord is calling you to, or just want to do something different, why not consider applying? This is a full-time position with t... Read More
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