ESSAY: UNDERSTANDING THE ‘GRETA EFFECT’
MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, looks at the impact of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg and her position at the forefront of what he calls ‘Generation Edge’…
“THE CONNECTED GENERATION”: FOR ANXIOUS YOUNG ADULTS, RELIGION CAN BE A WELLNESS TOOL, SAYS STUDY
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, explores the preliminary findings of a new global study of young people’s attitudes while Sight’s DAVID ADAMS speaks to World Vision Australia’s Jill Roche about some of the early results…
SHARING LIVES: ‘DINNER CHURCH’ MOVEMENT SETS THE TABLE FOR FOOD, FAITH AND FRIENDSHIPS
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, looks at the US trend for so-called ‘dinner churches’…
CROSSING GENERATIONAL BOUNDARIES: ‘NUNS & NONES’ HELPS MILLENNIALS FIND SURPRISE SOULMATES IN CATHOLIC SISTERS
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports from Grand Rapids, Michigan…
ESSAY: CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES EVANGELISING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN EFFORT TO BRING BACK THE ‘NONES’
US academic KATHERINE DUGAN, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at how Catholic missionaries are trying to connect with Millennials of no faith on college campuses…
Almost half of practicing Christian millennials in the US believe evangelism is wrong, according to Barna research
Almost half of practicing Christian millennials in the US believe evangelism is wrong, according to Barna Group research. Data from an Alpha USA-commissioned report, Reviving Evangelism, found that almost all practicing Christians believe being a witness about Jesus is part of their faith and that the best thing that could ever happen to some is […]
Canadians, led by millennials, show broad tolerance for religion in public life
RNS Canada may appear very secular compared with its southern neighbor, but a new poll suggests there is more openness to religion than appears on the surface, especially among younger Canadians. The survey, called Faith in the Public Square, by the Angus Reid Institute found that 59 per cent of Canadians say the free expression of religion […]
ESSAY: VATICAN SUMMIT ENTERS HOME STRETCH. BUT WHERE’S THE FINISH LINE?
DAVID GIBSON, writing for Religion News Service, takes a look at the Catholic Church’s month-long gathering looking at how to engage young people…
ESSAY: MILLENNIALS KEEP THEIR VIRGINITY LONGER
Writing from London, MAL FLETCHER reflects on the findings of a survey showing British millennials were less sexually active than preceding generations…
ESSAY: I’M A MILLENNIAL CATHOLIC ACTIVIST – THAT SHOULDN’T SOUND STRANGE
JASON L MILLER, director of campaigns and development at the Franciscan Action Network in the US, calls for more Catholic millennials to get active about their faith…