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Young Australians finding traditional milestones out of reach
Young Australians are living through a “polycrisis” of overlapping economic, social, environmental, and political pressures that compound one another and push traditional milestones out of reach, according to new research. Source: SBS News.
Pope urges young people to become ‘the new saints’
Pope Leo XIV travelled to Assisi to celebrate the Jubilee Year of St Francis with 2500 young people, urging them to become the “new saints” the world needs today. Source: OSV News.
Teenagers flout social media ban
More than eight in 10 Australian teens were still using social media three months after the government’s landmark ban on the platforms for under-16s took effect because tech firms failed to implement effective age checks, the country’s internet regulator has found. Source: ABC News.
Pope urges young people not to be ‘couch potatoes’
Pope Leo XIV has urged young people not to be “couch potatoes” in a video message on Saturday, adding that the Church needs their missionary energy and “holy rebelliousness”. Source: OSV News.
Archdiocese invites students into Church discernment
Catholic students across the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn are being invited into one of the Church’s most important conversations through a new Student Voice project that will help inform the Archdiocesan Assembly in August. Source: Catholic Voice.
Youth Ministry Network expands executive team
The Australian Catholic Youth Ministry Network has added four new members to its executive team following a rigorous application and selection process.
True joy won’t be found on social media, Pope tells US teens
Pope Leo XIV has sent a message to American teenagers attending a series of summer youth conferences: True joy is not found “spending hours in front of a screen or endlessly scrolling on social media”. Source: OSV News.
Young teens at risk after just one year of social media use
Children aged 12 to 13 are the most at risk of mental health issues from heavy use of social media and show a worrying decline in their psychological wellbeing after just one year. Source: The Age.
Teenagers launch peace initiative at the Vatican
Amid worsening armed conflicts in countries such as Ukraine, Nigeria, and those in the Middle East, a group of teenagers visited Rome to launch a new peace initiative, Project Oxygen. Source: EWTN News.