Children's Rights Archives

“With You the World Can Be Different”

Reflection

Pope Francis challenged young adults in inspiring terms at World Youth Day 2016; this resource features his stirring words as well as questions and prayer.

Pope Francis’s Message of Hope for Today’s Youth

Reflection

World Youth Day will bring hundreds of thousands of young people to Krakow to hear Pope Francis; it is a time to revaluate our efforts to reach our youth with in-depth knowledge of Catholic social...

Youth

Toolbox

This collection of resources on children and young adults includes the following: Fact Sheet: Child Poverty in the United States Film Discussion Guide: Voces Inocentes (Innocent Voices) A Summer...

Prayer for Our Youth

Prayer

This prayer can be used to celebrate World Youth Day and the many gifts that younger generations bring to the world.

Screen Shot 2016-05-16 at 5.14.18 PM.png

Film Discussion Guide: Voces Inocentes (Innocent Voices)

Film Discussion Guide

This striking movie tells the true story of a young boy in El Salvador who, during the country’s civil war, must choose between joining the military or the rebels. A synopsis, connections to CST...

God’s Mercy Has Entered the Heart: Pope Francis’s Homily in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

Video

This reflection is based on the words of Pope Francis’s Homily in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico on February 17, 2016. The message of his homily was how mercy can transform our lives and the lives of those...

Pope Francis: Message to the Youth of the World

Reflection

Pope Francis’s Message for the Jubilee of Mercy for Young Boys and Girls is a vibrant message for the young generations of our world to stand in solidarity, joy, and hope. Discussion questions and...

Care of Our Common Home

Litany

This litany touches on many issues that affect all of us in our common home and invites each of us to act on behalf of the poorest in our global society.

This film brings to life the writings of Anne Frank and her time in hiding in Amsterdam during World War II and the advance of Nazism in Europe. Anne Frank, born on June 12, 1929, braved unspeakable...