VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Young people today should not waste their lives dreaming of obtaining trivial things that provide only a fleeting moment of joy but aspire to the greatness God wants for them, Pope Francis said. Celebrating Mass on the feast of Christ the King Nov. 22, the pope told young people that God […]
VATICAN CITY — Inspired by St. Francis of Assisi and by Pope Francis, 2,000 young adults met online to discuss making the economy more responsive to human dignity and more respectful of creation. The economists, entrepreneurs and “change-makers,” all of whom were under age 35, were not calling for an end to capitalism but for […]
In the cold, in the dark, they huddled in their boxes. They had only a few snacks to keep them from being hungry. Some got more than others, but no one got enough. This was the enlightening experience of 28 members of the Immaculate Conception Youth program who took part in the East Aurora parish’s […]