The Vatican has temporarily delayed plans of the diocese of Bozen-Brixen in south Tyrol to raise the age of confirmation from 12 to 18.
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ISM Congregations Project Participants Announced
Representatives of seven congregations from around the United States will join in the “Congregations Project” of the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. Their names and projects have been announced.
Read moreTranslation… and contraception!
The Italian version of the Vatican-sponsored World Youth Day catechism says that Christian couples “can and should” use “contraceptive methods” – apparently caused by a problem in the original German text.
Read moreHow Facebook Killed the Church
Why are Millennials leaving the church? It’s simple. Mobile social computing has replaced the main draw of the traditional church: Social connection and affiliation. Basically, Facebook killed the church. May it rest in peace.
Read morePraying for Gay Youth
This past Wednesday in our seminary chapel, gay youth were prayed for, holding up their dignity as cherished by God and worthy of love, care and protection from abusive language and action.
Read moreWhere are the young people?
It’s one of the most common worries of every parish: Where are the young adults? Why aren’t there more of them in the pews?
Read moreWhat novices think about liturgy
Saint John’s Abbey is blessed to have seven novices this year. PrayTell readers will be interested in their views on liturgy.
Read moreCamino to Compostela
La Cigüeña de la Torre reports that 2,200 young people from Madrid have set out by foot on the pilgrimage path to the shrine of St. James in Compostela.
Read moreArchbishop Di Noia about young people
Archbishop Augustine Di Noia, OP, Secretary of the Holy See’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, has some highly interesting comments on young Catholics in today’s culture.
Read more“Hello Rome” – and a “Reply” from the Pope
Here is the “longest protest song in the world” from the Catholic Youth of Upper Austria.
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