“In any case remain in dialogue on your Faith! You must know what you believe; you must know your Faith with the same precision with which a specialist in information technology knows the working system of a computer; you must know it as a musician knows his piece.”Moreover, it incites youth to become more deeply rooted in their Faith than their parent’s generation in order to resist with force and determination the challenges and temptations of modern times. YOUCAT is thus openly sending out a challenge to its readers because, as Pope Benedict emphasizes: “[...] this book is fascinating because it speaks to us of our very destiny, and that is why it concerns each one of us very closely.” ACN’s role Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is assuming a great part of the printing cost for this edition destined for World Youth Days. It is a project that combines two fundamental elements of ACN’s work: a concentration on pastoral initiatives, with priority on salvation and the transmission of the Faith, with our deep identification of papal wishes. In addition, this project encourages you to fan the flickering flame of Faith, much threatened by western opulence. In supporting YOUCAT, you keep the flame alight as the harsh cold winds from the icy deserts of religious indifference gust over, especially across the Western World. You will find annexed testimonials of young people who have attended past World Youth Days. Web site: www.acn-aed-ca.org Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is an international Catholic association which has a mandate fraternal charity toward greatly suffering and needy local Churches. Founded in 1947 by Father Werenfried, she offers spiritual and material help to the Church in need in over 137 countries.
In this month of June, the Holy Father invites us to pray that the world might grow in compassion, that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from his Heart, learn to have compassion on the world.
Gianpaolo gives us a behind the scenes look at his upcoming Behold segment on the York University Catholic Chaplaincy.
On Sunday, June 8, 2025, Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for the Jubilee of Movements, Associations, and New Communities and spoke about how the Holy Spirit helps the apostles overcome "their fear, shatters their inner chains, heals their wounds, anoints them with strength and grants them the courage to go out to all and to proclaim God’s mighty works."
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly and referred to Pope Francis and mentioned spouses who have been beatified and canonized, like the parents of St. Therese of the Child Jesus.
Pope Leo XIV chose his name primarily to highlight his most recent namesake Leo XIII, whose "historic encyclical Rerum Novarum addressed the social question" to the challenges of his time. What concerns does the encyclical address? How does it speak to its time? And what has been its legacy 134 years later?