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Young People

Youth, young adults and children.

Also called youth ministry, children, World Youth Day.

24 documents

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1960s

  1. Closing Message to Youth8 December 1965Closing Message of the Council to Young Men and WomenPope

1970s

  1. Pueros baptizatos1 November 1973Directory for Masses with ChildrenRoman Curia
  2. Sanctus Pontifex†24 May 1973Declaration on first confession before first communionRoman Curia
  3. Message to the People of God29 October 1977IV Ordinary General Assembly (1977), Catechesis in Our Time: Message to the People of God [→ Catechesi Tradendae]Synod of Bishops
  4. Catechesi Tradendae16 October 1979On catechesis in our timePope

1980s

  1. Dilecti Amici31 March 1985To the youth of the world (International Youth Year)Pope
  2. Educational Guidance in Human Love1 November 1983Educational Guidance in Human LoveRoman Curia
  3. Iuvenum Patris31 January 1988On St John Bosco, centenary of his deathPope
  4. The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School7 April 1988The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic SchoolRoman Curia
  5. Christifideles Laici30 December 1988On the vocation and mission of the lay faithfulPope
  6. Pornography and Violence in the Communications Media7 May 1989Pornography and Violence in the Media: A Pastoral ResponseRoman Curia

1990s

  1. Letter to Children13 December 1994Letter to Children in the Year of the FamilyPope
  2. Sons and Daughters of the Light: A Pastoral Plan for Ministry with Young Adults12 November 1996Sons and Daughters of the LightBishops' Conferences
  3. Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry†1997Renewing the VisionBishops' Conferences
  4. The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality8 December 1995The Truth and Meaning of Human SexualityRoman Curia

2000s

  1. Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People14 June 2002Charter for the Protection of Children and Young PeopleBishops' Conferences

2010s

  1. Final Document27 October 2018XV Ordinary General Assembly (2018), Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment: Final Document [→ Christus Vivit]Synod of Bishops
  2. Letter from the Synod Fathers to Young People28 October 2018XV Ordinary General Assembly (2018), Young People: Letter of the Synod Fathers to Young PeopleSynod of Bishops
  3. Christus vivit25 March 2019On young people (post-synodal)Pope
  4. Catechesis on the Family17 December 2014 – 18 November 2015Thirty-three catecheses on the family around the two Synods on the Family, 2014-2015Pope
  5. Amoris laetitia19 March 2016On love in the familyPope
  6. Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus 2019-202919 February 2019Jesuit Universal Apostolic PreferencesEcclesial Initiatives

2020s

  1. Listen, Teach, Send: A National Pastoral Framework for Ministries with Youth and Young Adults17 June 2024Listen, Teach, SendBishops' Conferences
  2. Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People (2026 revision)11 June 2026Charter (2026 revision)Bishops' Conferences