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…
On 27 January this year, the world will commemorate the liberation by Soviet troops of the infamous camp at Auschwitz, where so many people perished during the Second World War. Sadly,…
https://youtu.be/4PwaTPZ5qxs Father Niphote Thienviharn is the founder of the RTRC Centre in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. A long time collaborator with MIJARC, FIMARC and CCI, he has had a…
Celebration of Mass at St Domitalla Catacombs, Sunday 20 October 2019 Led by Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes, bishops from the Pan-Amazon Synod gathered on Sunday to adopt a new "Pact…
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…
"The serious social problems of the world would have been overcome if the 'Millennium Goals' decided jointly by 191 nations in the year 2000 had been implemented," wrote former IYCW…
The lives of many young Europeans are characterised by uncertainty, writes IYCW president, Sarah Prenger, at South World. Young people are more often employed with precarious working conditions than older…
Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Lagos has commended the zeal of young Nigerian workers, especially the Young Christian Workers (YCW) in their resolve to storm the political arena and wrestle…
Former Adelaide YCW chaplain, Archbishop Len Faulkner, emeritus of Adelaide Archdiocese and of Townsville diocese died on Sunday 6 May, 2018 at the age of 91. "Archbishop Len, as he…
Former South African YCW leader, Phelelo Magane, who was arrested and imprisoned for six months under the apartheid regime, has died. His death came just two weeks after that of…
