
In the final major address of his Latin American tour, Pope Francis met with a throng of young people Sunday, urging them to “shake things up.” He left aside his prepared speech to speak off the cuff, but he decided to leave them the text he had written for them, and published it, as well. Comparing life to a soccer match, Francis wrote that there are two opposing teams, one coached by Jesus and the other by the devil; each person must decide which team to play for.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.13 Jul 2015, 1:06 PM PST0

In the final major address of his three-country trip in Latin America, Pope Francis met with hundreds of thousands of young people Sunday evening, tossing aside his prepared remarks and urging his audience to make a difference in life, even if it means making a mess.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.13 Jul 2015, 11:39 AM PST0

Japanese health officials are attempting to deal with a growing problem—a million young adults, mostly men, have locked themselves in their bedrooms and are refusing to come out. This condition, called “hikikomori” by Japanese health professionals, is deeply troubling Japanese leaders.
by Michael Lucchese8 Jul 2015, 5:48 PM PST0

En route from Sarajevo to Rome on Saturday, Pope Francis told reporters on his plane that parents should not allow their children to have computers in their bedrooms in order to protect them from both the “filth” of pornography and dependence on their electronic gadgets.
by Dr. Susan Berry8 Jun 2015, 10:15 PM PST0

In a meeting with representatives of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) on Saturday, Pope Francis reminded his hearers that the future is in the hands of the young, who need to be protected from “new and unscrupulous forms of colonization,” such as the reckless pursuit of riches, as well as “fundamentalism and the distorted use of religion.”
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.10 Feb 2015, 11:51 AM PST0

A newly-released graph from the California political firm Political Data, which was acquired by the Washington Post, has revealed that an overwhelming proportion of the Golden State’s young population (20s to 30s) simply does not turn up to vote.
by Adelle Nazarian18 Jan 2015, 3:06 PM PST0