Youth Ministry

In the spirit of the Jubilee Year of Hope, 25 young adults from across the Archdiocese of Vancouver’s West Deanery walked over 14 kilometres to visit five parishes, joining a larger trend of urban pilgrimages.

The Archdiocese of Toronto’s Office of Catholic Youth is seeing a broad surge in youth engagement across the archdiocese, evident in the more than 540 participants for workshops at its recent Elevate training days.

Ignite Ministries has entered the fall with one of its most popular offerings for young adults thirsty for faith and companionship on tap with the return of its popular Bible and Beer series.

Ashley Mills had initially charted a future in the skies as a professional pilot. However, her career path took off toward a higher calling, with faith fuelling her mission in guiding young hearts closer to Christ.

Amid the bustling experience of spiritually accompanying 48 young adults attending the Jubilee of Youth in Rome from July 28 to Aug. 3, Fr. Troy Nguyen video-conferenced with The Catholic Register while walking the streets of the Eternal City.

The Catholic Children's Aid Society of Toronto took its mission internationally this summer, offering youth in care opportunities to connect with their faith and heritage.

The fullness of life depends on how much one joyfully welcomes and shares in life while also living with a constant yearning for those things that only come from God, Pope Leo XIV told young people.

A solo traveler, even using Google maps and ChatGPT, cannot safely and happily complete the journey of life or the journey of faith, Pope Leo XIV told thousands of young pilgrims meeting at the Marian shrine in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Addressing an estimated 1 million young people, Pope Leo XIV urged them to forge genuine relationships rooted in Christ rather than ephemeral online connections that can reduce individuals to a commodity.

Canadian pilgrims in Rome for the week-long Jubilee of Youth were delighted when Pope Leo XIV made an impromptu appearance in St. Peter’s Square immediately following the conclusion of the July 29 Welcoming Mass.