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…
US study finds young people define “sacred moments” broadly: From God to nature to relationships
United StatesRNS A majority of young Americans from a variety of faiths and no faith say they have experienced a sacred moment, according to a new survey, but their definitions of what is sacred may not line up with those of their parents or grandparents. Springtide Research Institute’s “The State of Religion & Young People […]
Postcards: Argentina’s young electorate faces a one-in-a-generation vote
MAGALI DRUSCOVICH and LUCILA SIGAL, of Reuters, speak with young people in Argentina ahead of this weekend’s election…
Record numbers of Australians enrol for referendum on Indigenous recognition
Sydney, Australia Reuters A record number of Australians have enrolled to vote next month in a referendum to recognise the country’s Indigenous people in the constitution, according to the election commission. Australians will be asked in a referendum on 14th October whether they approve altering the constitution to enshrine an Indigenous advisory body called the […]
‘Football Leaks’ ruling postponed in light of new law, Pope’s visit
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters A Lisbon court postponed on Tuesday a verdict in the trial of Rui Pinto, the creator of Football Leaks, due to a new law set to pardon some young offenders that might come into force soon in light of Pope Francis’ visit to Portugal next month. Pinto, 34, set up the Football […]
University
At university, young people explore who they are. They test boundaries and rebel against the mainstream. PICTURE: Frannyanne/Shutterstock When I went to uni it was enough to grow your hair, protest, and stop all personal grooming to demonstrate your non-conformity. Since so many radical things have now become mainstream, how do young people rebel? If you […]
Essay: Mission trips are an evangelical rite of passage for US teens – but why?
CAROLINE R NAGEL, professor of geography at the University of South Carolina, finds – in an article first published on The Conversation – that today’s short-term missionaries continue a long legacy, but in a very different way…
Where are the jobs?: India’s world-beating growth falls short
IRA DUGAL, of Reuters, reports on the struggle for employment among job-seekers, especially the young…
From highs to lows, Everest record breaker sees ‘no future’ in Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal Reuters Kami Rita Sherpa had stood at the top of world just days earlier, exultant at having summited Mount Everest for a record 28th time. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, a Nepali Mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest for a record 28 times, poses for a picture at his rented apartment in Kathmandu, Nepal, on […]
Mental health: How the teen crisis is turning some youth pastors into first responders
Young people, youth pastors in the US say, are pushing the church to be more willing to talk about mental health. ELIZABETH E EVANS, of Religion News Service, reports…