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Festival’s success sets stage for youth gatherings in 2027 and 2028
The joy and energy of the recent Australian Catholic Youth Festival in Melbourne is set to continue with the next two major international youth events on the horizon. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Young Catholics encounter Christ ‘where he is sorely needed in their lives’
Amid scorching January heat, the Mt Carmel Retreat Centre in Varroville, in south-west Sydney, hosted more than 200 young people at the eight-day Summer School of Evangelisation retreat. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
On the road to helping young people navigate life’s big questions
Covering a region of more than 88,000 square kilometres, Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese’s Healthy Relationships Team spends much of the year travelling between towns, delivering sessions to students across southern New South Wales. Source: Catholic Voice.
Bishop urges youth to ‘make their home in Christ’
The Australian Catholic Youth Festival has been hailed as a time of listening, deepening of faith and friendship. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Maronite youth gather with Pope in Lebanon
Maronite Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay led a delegation of more than 40 young Australian Lebanese on a historic pilgrimage to Lebanon for Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic visit this week. Source: Maronite Eparchy.
Young pilgrims urged to nurture the life of the Holy Spirit within
The Australian Catholic Youth Festival concluded yesterday, with Melbourne Archbishop Peter A Comensoli sending the 6000 young participants forth as “pilgrims of hope” and “the Spirit’s new shoots”.
Young pilgrims learn they were ‘created for love’
Pilgrims at the Australian Catholic Youth Festival were yesterday invited to discover the deeper purpose of their lives: that they were created by love and for love.
Pope sends surprise video message to youth festival pilgrims
Pope Leo XIV sent a surprise video message yesterday to the thousands of young people attending the Australian Catholic Youth Festival in Melbourne, encouraging them to embrace their God-given identity and walk boldly as disciples in today’s world.
Young people head to Melbourne for youth festival
With only a few days to go, the 2025 Australian Catholic Youth Festival is shaping up to be the most distinctive celebration of the festival to date. Source: Melbourne Catholic.