Youth
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Two hours-plus online daily tied to teen mental illness
For girls aged 12-13 heavy daily use was tied to around 11 extra cases of high depressive symptoms per 100 adolescents.
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Can the church compete?
We do not live the faith alone — but fewer young people are choosing to live it at all. With church attendance competing with sport, children’s parties, and endless leisure alternatives, parishes need to actively reimagine how they engage young people, or there maybe no one left!
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From TikTok to the baptism font
Faith communities are engaging digital culture rather than retreating from it. Conversion stories on YouTube and TikTok, alongside a growing Vatican online presence, are sparking real curiosity that leads people from screens to parishes and into sacramental preparation.
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