Youth
Owensboro Catholic High School youth attend 53rd March for Life in D.C.
On Jan. 23, 2026, a group of students and adult leaders from Owensboro Catholic High School attended the 53rd annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.
What can God do through you this summer?
Are you looking for a new way to be involved in this New Year? Are you looking to grow in your own faith? Have we got an opportunity for you!
Middle school youth gather to learn about Pope Leo’s message for young people
The middle school youth of St. Mary of the Woods Parish in Whitesville were not old enough to attend the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Indianapolis this past November, but that did not stop them from having a meaningful experience together.
Experiencing God’s unconditional love
My name is Cielo Lopez-Soto, and I am a child of God, but I was also born a Catholic, raised Catholic, and will hopefully die Catholic.
‘We don’t have to wait to be great’
Therese Watson, a 12th-grade homeschool youth who belongs to St. Francis de Sales Parish in Paducah, was one of the teens selected to be present for the live, digital encounter with Pope Leo XIV during the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis in November 2025.
You’re invited to become a Friend of Gasper River
Each year, we try our hardest to keep camp affordable for our camp families and for our retreat guests at Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center in Bowling Green. Each year, this gets more and more difficult with rising operating costs and the fact that camp continues to grow and grow each summer and retreat season.
Paducah parishioner earns Eagle Scout Award
Andrew “Drew” Byrne was awarded his Eagle Scout Award on Nov. 11, 2025, at St. Thomas More Parish in Paducah, Kentucky.
Youth embrace Pope Leo’s message of hope following unique digital meeting
INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) – Pope Leo XIV encouraged American youth in a unique digital discussion Nov. 21, telling them that they were not only the “future of the Church,” but “the present,” saying “your voices, your ideas, your faith matter right now.”
Hardinsburg students make Jubilee of Hope pilgrimage to cathedral
On Sept. 24, St. Romuald Interparochial School made a pilgrimage from Hardinsburg to St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro, as part of their observance of this year’s Jubilee of Hope.
Back to school blessings at St. Edward Parish
Fr. Anthoni Ottagan, the pastor of St. Edward Parish in Fulton, Ky., recently gave a back-to-school blessing for the community’s schoolchildren as they prepared to begin the 2025/26 school year.
