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Rome to welcome 500,000 young people for Jubilee of Youth
More than half a million young people from 146 countries are set to arrive in Rome on Monday for the start of the weeklong Jubilee of Youth, which will include a special Jubilee dedicated to Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers. Source: OSV News.
Marist 180 endorses damning review of Australia’s human rights record
Catholic youth organisation Marist180 has joined more than 50 civil society organisations in endorsing the Joint NGO Submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review of Australia’s human rights record, which was released on Monday.
World Youth Day Cross and Icon to return to Australia for youth festival
The official World Youth Day Cross and Icon will arrive in Melbourne as a highlight of the 2025 Australian Catholic Youth Festival, in a special celebration of faith and unity.
Young people told “blessed’ doesn’t mean a free coffee or a new car
YouTube influencer and Franciscan Father Casey Cole spoke to a group of young Brisbane Catholics about the real meaning of a blessed life at a Reclaim event last week. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Registrations open for three-day youth festivalÂ
Registrations are now officially open for the Australian Catholic Youth Festival, a three-day festival blending liturgy, music, workshops, keynote addresses and service opportunities, which will be held in Melbourne later this year.Â
Melbourne prepares to host Australia’s largest Catholic event of 2025
Preparations are ramping up as Melbourne prepares to welcome more than 10,000 young people later this year for the fifth Australian Catholic Youth Festival. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Australians join YCW centenary celebrations in Brussels
Australian Young Christian Workers have joined international YCW members, past and present, in Belgium to celebrate the centenary of the founding of the movement.
South Korean youth urged to become ‘witnesses of hope’
A South Korean archbishop has urged attendees of a Catholic youth festival in the national capital, Seoul, to respond with courage and faith to God’s call to religious life. Source: UCA News.
Bishops welcome Youth Festival as opportunity for growth in faithÂ
The 2025 Australian Catholic Youth Festival has been hailed as an opportunity to encounter Jesus and grow the next generation of leaders. Source: ACBC.