The Jesuit Institute has partnered with the Catholic Institute of Education (CIE) to host a seminar entitled “Digital Pathfinding”. Both the institute and CIE have heard that many schools and parents are struggling to keep up with the pace at which online life is affecting more and more young people
At a workshop for Witbank diocese youth ministry leaders, Bishop Joe Sandri stressed the importance of recognising the youth, and possibly having them lead Mass once a month.
Church / Sarah-Leah Pimentel / Synod / Youth
Last month, 300 youth representatives from around the world gathered in Rome to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing young people today. Their conversations were summarised in a document that will guide the bishops when they meet in October for the Synod on Youth.
A Pretoria Catholic is among the 300 young people at present in Rome for a preparatory meeting for this year’s...
Church / Pope Francis / Vocations / Youth
The Catholic Church needs the enthusiasm, daring and hope of young people so that it can preach the Gospel energetically...
As is annual tradition, the matrics of Assumption Convent School in Germiston, Johannesburg, St Benedict’s College in Bedfordview, and Holy Rosary School in Edenvale joined...
Church / lay ministry / Youth
Members of the Association of Catholic Tertiary Students (ACTS) in the Western Cape embarked on a poignant tour of the Castle in Cape Town. Completed in 1679 by the Dutch East India Company, the Castle is the oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa.
Registration for Life Teen SA’s three-day Empower Joburg 2018 conference has officially opened. The conference, to be held in Centurion, Gauteng, from April 13-15 at the Padre Pio Retreat Centre, aims to facilitate new ideas about youth ministry in South Africa.
Christian Living / Church / God / Jesus / Pilgrimage / Youth
My wife Charmaine and I had the privilege of walking the last 220km of the Camino in north-west Spain over a ten-day period recently. There are many blessings we received along the way: We grew close to a group of fellow young pilgrims who shared their lives and stories with us….
