MIAMI GARDENS | When Emily Lantigua was 19, she made her first retreat with Encuentros Juveniles, the official youth movement of the Archdiocese of Miami. Read moreEncuentros Juveniles turns 50
Sarasota | With seemingly no effort, 13-year-old Jax Scott can work a baton like a seasoned veteran, performing moves and tosses only elite twirlers can master after many years of failure and practice. Read moreYoung Sarasota student twirls to top of sport
SARASOTA | Service, prayer, fun and food. Read moreSarasota teens participate in ‘Service Week’
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ORLANDO | Dubbed “The Doctors of College Park”, their focus is to make their zeal for faith, learning, and solidarity contagious. Principals Erika Wikstrom (Bishop Moore), Alicia Abbey (Morning Star), and Jamie Rodriguez (St. Charles Borromeo) are all PhDs, who share a common campus in Orlando. Read moreDoctors in the house
BRADENTON | The “Totus Tuus” summer camp continues to wow children of all ages. Read more‘Totus Tuus’ camps are still going strong
Young adult group meets in Sarasota Read moreDiocese of Venice News Briefs - July 29
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PALM BEACH GARDENS | Groups of teens from the Diocese of Palm Beach attended youth conferences July 8-10 designed to facilitate real encounters with the living God and reveal to them a church that is youthful, loving and vibrant. Following the events, the teens said eucharistic adoration m… Read moreYouth conferences help teens encounter God
Fitting perfectly with the theme of “Barnyard Roundup” for its vacation Bible camp July 18-22, the Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola in Palm Beach Gardens hosted a petting zoo July 22, to finish out the week. Read moreBible school barnyard
WINTER PARK | The first time Drew Beracierto went to San Pedro Spiritual Development Center’s Summer Camp in Winter Park was 2006. He was 7. Read moreSan Pedro offers more than a camp
ORLANDO | With arms outstretched, palms raised and eyes gazed upon Jesus, thousands of teens knelt before the Lord as the monstrance passed before them during Eucharistic Adoration at the Steubenville Youth Conference. Read moreJesus inspires fearlessness in teens
AVE MARIA | Youth from across the southeastern United States spent July 8 to 10, 2022, listening to dynamic talks, hearing moving music, praying, participating in Eucharistic Adoration, going to confession, attending daily Mass, and making new friends. Read moreYouth conference draws more than 400
LABELLE | The new Diocese of Venice Totus Tuus Summer Camp has been generating a lot of buzz as it moves from Parish to Parish each week. Hundreds of children and teens have been having fun learning about the Catholic Faith throughout the Diocese. Read moreTotally Yours! Hundreds having fun with faith
VENICE | A new leadership program created for teens who serve the Church got off to a strong start with its first gathering April 28, 2022, at Epiphany Cathedral in Venice. Read moreTeens, ministers gather together for ‘Young Catholic Leaders’ initiative
ORLANDO | As Preston Richter, a student at the University of Central Florida, grieved the loss of a close family member, he went to the chapel at the university’s Catholic campus ministry and prayed. Read moreStudents find spiritual home within massive UCF campus
