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  Transforming young lives through football

  Sep 01, 2023

  The Little Flower Football Academy in Kerala, India has transformed many young lives from the coastal belts of Trivandrum and Kanyakumari.

  
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  California’s new abbey is inspiring young men to join the priesthood

  Sep 01, 2023

  Just outside the City of Angels lies an abbey whose residents are praying to the angels. St Michael’s Abbey, outside of Los Angeles in Orange County, opened in 2021 and is one of the newest abbeys in the world.

  
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  Basic ecclesial communities in Brazil show signs of revival

  Aug 25, 2023

  Once a powerful force in the Brazilian Church (and in Latin America as a whole), the basic ecclesial communities — known as CEBs in Portuguese and Spanish — saw a continuous decline in the country since the 1990s. Now, with Pope Francis’ support and a fresh interest from the younger generation, thei

  
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  Awards and titles a responsibility, not a privilege

  Aug 25, 2023

  Our faith is part of who we are. It informs our values, which in turn underpins everything that we do, at home and at work.

  
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  Four ways the Catholic Church can actually listen more to young people

  Aug 18, 2023

  Pope Francis travelled to Lisbon, Portugal, for his fourth World Youth Day, to listen to the hopes, challenges and questions of over one million young Catholics from every corner of the global Church.

  
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  Bringing faith into action

  Aug 11, 2023

  From a tender age, Adrian Pereira has been deeply immersed in youth ministries and dedicated to championing social justice causes.

  
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  WYD conversion to Christ ? through a crucible

  Aug 11, 2023

  As hundreds of thousands of pilgrims embarked on their journey to Portugal earlier this month, I was reminded fondly of so many other World Youth Day (WYD) events of the past.

  
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  The Catholic responsibility to vote

  Aug 04, 2023

  The upcoming state elections may seem like an afterthought to many, as the nation went to polls not longer than nine months ago. However, six states chose not to dissolve their state assemblies in 2022 when the federal elections were held.

  
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  Let’s give saints a voice in the synod dialogue

  Jul 28, 2023

  Pope Francis’ synod on synodality envisions an inclusive dialogue that encompasses as many participants as possible.

  
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  A walk to remember …

  Jul 28, 2023

  C.S Lewis once wrote that “the real substance of the faith dwells in the world of action. Christian faith becomes real when it is lived out.” Here’s a story of a young man who literally walked the talk.