Dear Kianna,
How can I live out my faith as a young person, when it is often seen as uncool or unpopular to follow Christ?
– Conflicted Youth

When writing I generally try to reach as broad an audience as possible, but in this column I’d like to address myself to those who feel they are growing old.

Last month’s column covered some of the key teachings from St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body that can help form our students in a whole and holy approach to understanding the body and sexuality. Growing up in a culture where relativism and a radical sense of autonomy influence our moral thinking, children and teens can be easily persuaded by secular ideas about the body, such as:

VATICAN CITY – Announcing the themes for the next three World Youth Day celebrations, Pope Francis called on young men and women to meditate on the path of Christian life that God has called them to walk.

VATICAN CITY – Catholic young adults felt the hierarchy started listening to them in preparation for the 2018 Synod of Bishops on young people, and they will do whatever they can to make sure their voices continue to be heard, said a youth minister from New Zealand.

SEATTLE – More than 1,300 kids are already signed up for the unique experience of CYO summer camp, which blends Catholic faith and outdoor experiences.

What I discovered at World Youth Day Panama

VATICAN CITY – In his recent apostolic exhortation, Pope Francis told young men and women that they did not need to look far for role models who avoided the traps of “self-absorption, isolation and empty pleasure” that abound in the digital age.