Youth Speak News
TORONTO - Within the last few months 17-year-old student Viviana Astudillo-Clavijo of in Toronto has dined with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and mingled with Governor General Michaelle Jean. Her passion for art and her efforts to help the community won Astudillo-Clavijo the Governor GeneralöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case (Youth Award) on Oct. 17.
Latin Mass appeals to youth
By Rebecca Ryall, Youth Speak NewsOTTAWA - Catholics who attend Mass in Latin are not merely those who can remember it since before it was discontinued after the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s.
Youth inspire Sr. Sue Moran
By Minu Jose, Youth Speak NewsTORONTO - Call her the Mother Teresa of Canada. However, when addressed by this title, Sr. Susan Moran, or Sue as she is more affectionately known, protests saying that she is far too little to be compared to such a great person. This is just one indication of the humility with which Moran carries herself.
Retreat draws Maritime youth
By Lauren Van Vliet, Youth Speak NewsAMHERST, N.S. - Going to a Raising up an Army youth retreat is a typical activity for cousins Karyn and Hannah Brown, students at Three Oaks Senior High in Summerside, P.E.I. They have each attended six retreats, the most recent one on Oct. 19-21 at in Amherst, N.S.
Miming the mining message
By Catholic Register StaffTORONTO - Student actors took to the streets in Toronto, Ottawa, Peterborough and Edmonton in late October and early November to raise awareness about the need to regulate Canadian mining practices abroad.