Youth Ministry

National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry
This official web site for the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, Inc. (NFCYM) offers programs, resources, services, and conferences for the education and formation of diocesan leaders, youth ministers, and young people.

Disciples Now
This web-based ministry for youth offers opportunities for learning the traditions, life, and mission of the Catholic faith community, dialoguing on current events and issues of interest, and connecting young people with their local parishes, schools, and dioceses. Its focus is on Catholic adolescents in grades 6 to 12 throughout the United States.

Justice Education
This link offers practical and helpful ideas from real teachers on infusing Catholic social teaching into classroom lessons. Other areas of the web site contain a wealth of information on Catholic social teaching and the full text of all Church documents on justice and peace.

Message of the Holy Father to Youth
The Pope’s message about the upcoming seventeenth World Youth Day event includes his reflections on the theme for this year: "You are the salt of the earth... You are the light of the world" (Mt 5:13-14)