Youth and Faith: A Possible Path

“Religion and especially Christianity is in seriously poor health. With some noteworthy exceptions, young adults no longer identify or practice religion. [...] Religion is dying, and Europe is becoming a land without God.” We read this a few days ago on the Sole 24 Ore in an article on the recent report edited by Stephen Bullivant, professor of theology and sociology of religion at St Mary’s University in London.

In the face of this news, we asked Father Fabio Attard, the Salesian general counselor for pastoral ministry, and Renato Cursi, of the Department of youth ministry, to comment on the report with a note which you can read in full here.