Youth Speak News
Last summer, Kyle Peralta felt GodƵapp power moving within him during his time with Franciscan LEAD.
High schooler's video gives back to beloved St. Francis Table
By Alessia Loduca, Youth Speak NewsWhat started out as a Grade 10 Civics video project became a new way for Émile Constantin to connect with the memory of his beloved great uncle.
YSN Reads: 2017 Summer Reading List (Part 2)
By Youth Speak NewsThe Catholic RegisterƵapp Youth Speak News is celebrating the warm weather with a list of faith-based youth titles that we think young book lovers might enjoy for summer reading. Check out what our youth writers are saying about the newest books in youth and young adult literature. Click here to read part one of YSN's summer reading list.
Millennial Summit affirms role of religious faith in Canada
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA – Faith has helped shape Canada for its first 150 years and thereƵapp a youthful next generation that wants to make sure it is just as influential for the next 150.
YSN Reads: 2017 Summer Reading List (Part 1)
By Youth Speak NewsSummer is here which means the busyness of the school year is gone. ItƵapp the perfect time to unplug from the real world and curl up with a good book. ThatƵapp why The Catholic Register and the Youth Speak News team have put together a list of faith-based youth titles that we think young book lovers might enjoy for summer reading. Check back next issue for more recommendations.
History comes alive for students on Europe trip
By Emily Barber, Youth Speak NewsSenior high school students will spend a summer thatƵapp less ordinary as they depart on a three-week whirlwind tour of Europe — a trip of a lifetime that also happens to be worth two high school credits.
Pope Francis: Help youth see blessings of adulthood
By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News ServiceROME – Instead of “pretending to be adolescents,” parents must help young people see the blessing of growing into adulthood, Pope Francis told priests, religious, catechists and parish council members from the Diocese of Rome.
D&P hosts ecojustice forum for youth
By Patrick Peori, Youth Speak NewsFarmers, not corporations, must come first in the effort to promote ecological justice, a youth forum sponsored by Development and Peace Canada was told.
Youth rally bears fruit for Hamilton
By Mae Fernandes, Youth Speak NewsWith the success of this yearƵapp event, the Hamilton Diocese youth rally may become an annual affair.
Glorious and Free seminar examines Catholic history in Canada
By Patrick Peori, Youth Speak NewsAs Canada reflects on its 150 years of Confederation, Fr. Raymond de Souza has dug a little deeper to unearth the Catholic perspective on the story behind the history.
Young U.S. politician proves age no barrier to making a difference
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA – At an age when many teens struggle just to get that high school history essay done, Saira Blair was making her own history.