Youth Speak News

I love my Church, but I admit I have at times found it difficult dealing with its sins against the Indigenous community.

You know an app must be right when Pope Francis gives it his official blessing. 

From Oct. 3-28, our YSN reporting team followed the discussions taking place in Rome at the Synod of Bishops on young people. Below, a few members from across the country share their own thoughts. 

Frank Clifford based his life on three things: faith, family and friends. 

There is a misconception that teenagers will always jump at an opportunity to do wrong. This is based on the stereotype that teens are up to no good. 

I have left the Church many times, but now I can say with certainty that I will remain with the one, holy, Catholic and apostolic Church for the rest of my life.

VATICAN – The Catholic Church must be a place of justice and mercy, and its members must be catalysts for change, some young observers have told the Synod of Bishops.

Khristine Florend is ready to be a true witness to her faith after attending Toronto’s first-ever young adult conference.

I grew up far away from my current home in Vancouver. My parents, Mauro and Gertrude Dsouza, made their home in Bangalore, India, and my childhood was filled with storybooks, swimming pools, piano classes and ballet lessons. Not to forget about school! 

“Hi, my name is Gabriela Pariseau and I am an American pro-life Catholic.”