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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.
Youth festival highlights captured in book and recording
Six months on from the Australian Catholic Youth Festival, the Melbourne Archdiocese has released a book and recordings of the festival’s highlights. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
NZ convention inspires and teaches youth leaders
Dozens of leaders of Catholic youth ministry from throughout Aotearoa New Zealand received formation, connection and renewal at a convention last month. Source: NZ Catholic/CathNews NZ.
Pilgrims hold reunion three months after Australian Catholic Youth Festival
Gathering with 6000 pilgrims was just the beginning, Melbourne Archbishop Peter A Comensoli told a crowd of young people on Saturday, as they gathered for an Australian Catholic Youth Festival reunion. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Youth Ministry School equips new generation of leaders
For Georgia, attending the Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese’s Youth Ministry Equipping School was about seeking something many young Catholics say can be hard to find at times – community. Source: Catholic Voice.