“Quiet revival”: Catholicism spreads amongst young Britons longing for “something deeper”
MUVIJA M and SARAH YOUNG, of Reuters, report on how more younger people are attending UK churches, particularly Catholic churches…
Separated by age?
We’ve done a funny thing in society. We’ve grouped people by age, putting children in kinders and old people in nursing homes. PICTURE: tylim/iStockphoto I guess it makes sense. It’s easier to treat one group of people in one place, but there are costs to this. Compare working in a palliative care unit, where it’s […]
Wow!: London cafe gives workers with learning disabilities a “fair shot”
SARAH YOUNG, of Reuters, reports on London’s Fair Shot cafe, which doubles as a training centre for young adults with learning disabilities…
Conversations: Animator Jonny Hall, creator of the Manna devotionals
ANGELA YOUNGMAN speaks to award-winning UK animator Jonny Hall about his ambitious project to produce a year of animated devotionals to help young people engage with the Gospel…
Kenyan youth protesters hold Christian leaders to account as they force economic changes
Nairobi, Kenya RNS Five weeks after young Kenyans poured into the streets under the banner of “Gen Z”, forcing changes in the government, they have also called Christian churches to account for how denominations relate with politicians. Rejecting a controversial finance bill floated by the government in June, the teenagers and young adults protesting have […]
“Coherency of faith” key to retaining the young in church, Australian study finds
Geelong, Australia A “coherency of faith” that involves life within both the home and the church is key to the successful retention of young people in churches as they enter adult life, new research has found. The research, which combined select findings about church attendance from NCLS Research as well as results gleaned from Anglican […]
Burn it down?
Author Michael Meade said something like, “If a young person is not initiated into the warmth of their culture, they will burn their culture down just to experience warmth.” PICTURE: Guido Jansen/Unsplash This goes a long way to explain the current youth crime wave we are experiencing – we have lots of unloved young people […]
With lives shattered by war, Ukrainian teens build new dreams
Gdansk, Poland Reuters Two years ago, Ukrainian teenagers were busy with friendships, falling in love and trying out new things, just like their peers in other countries. But plans and dreams were quickly shattered by the Russian invasion that began on 24th February, 2022, forcing many young people to flee their homes, friends and schools […]
Postcards: Young Catholics bring the spiritual lessons of the Synod on Synodality home
Invited to participate in a global meeting of Catholic bishops and lay leaders, young Philadelphians found themselves hopeful about the future of the church. KYLE DEROSIERS, of Religion News Service, reports…
Answering the call: In a secular age, some young Americans still choose religious life
While the numbers of priests and nuns have declined in recent decades, many millennials and Gen Zers still find a calling to religious life in the Catholic Church, even if the path to discernment has changed. ELIZABETH E EVANS, of Religion News Service, reports…