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We are sad to announce that former IYCW secretary-general, René Salanne, died of Covid on 16 April at the age of 94. The son of Jean-Baptiste Salanne, a sharecropper, and…

Retired Cardinal Thomas Williams of Wellington, who credits his priestly vocation to YCW formationn has celebrated his diamond and ruby jubilees with the theme of thanksgiving and repentance, NZ Catholic…

Born in Valleyfield, Ontario, Canada, on 23 July 1928, Fr Jean Ménard was the son of Joseph-Maximilien Ménard and Juliette L’Arche. He completed his secondary school studies at the Valleyfield…

Jocelyn Franklin, who died on 3 October aged 93, helped found the Young Christian Students (YCS) movement in Aotearoa-New Zealand. Bishop Patrick Dunn of Auckland with Jocelyn Franklin After she…

Luc Cortebeeck / ILO / Flickr / CC 2.0The Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has elected former Belgian KAJ (JOC-YCW leader, Luc Cortebeeck, as its Chairperson for 2017-18.He…

Addressing a U.S. Regional World Meeting of Popular Movements, San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy called on participants to "see, judge, act" in order "to disrupt and rebuild."He also recalled the…

Former French jocist leader, Fr Joseph Wresinski, founder of ATD Fourth World, was born 100 years ago today.ATD is launching the 2017 STOP Poverty campaign on this day to mobilize people…

Photo: Prakaidao PrueksakasemsukThe Korean Jeon Tae-il Foundatoin has awarded its trade union solidarity award to former Thailand YCW fulltimer, Somyot Prueksakasemsuk for his long-term support for unions in the Asian…

 The much awaited plan for Cardijn Pilgrimage 2017 is finally unveiled.Cardijn Community International (CCI) is organising the Cardijn Pilgrimage in August 2017 to commemorate the 50th death anniversary of Cardinal…

Pope Francis has appointed former YCS chaplain Fr Thomass Thennatt SAC as the new bishop for the Indian diocese of Gwalior. He is also the world's first Pallotine bishop, Matters…