This morning, at the Pontificia Università della Santa Croce (Aula Álvaro del Portillo), the results of the youth listening survey Footprints: Young people’s values, hopes and expectations were presented. The research, conducted between January and February 2026, involved a sample of over 9,000 young people (aged 18–29) across 9 countries (Argentina, Brazil, the Philippines, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, the United Kingdom, … Read More
Presentation of the Research Results on Youth, Work, and Social Engagement, on May 13
The relationship between faith, work, and civic engagement among younger generations will be at the center of the event scheduled for May 13 at 11:30 a.m. at the Aula Álvaro del Portillo of Santa Croce. Follow the event via livestream using this link During the meeting, the results of the second phase of the international research project “Footprints. Young People: Expectations, Ideals, Beliefs,” carried … Read More
The Easter Baptism Wave: What the Headlines Don’t Tell You
April 2026 · Drawing on the Holy Cross Global Youth Survey (n = 4,889, 8 countries) and over 150 media sources tracked since December 2023. Something remarkable happened last Holy Saturday. Across hundreds of churches from Los Angeles to Paris, from London to Hong Kong, adults and teenagers stepped into baptismal fonts in numbers not seen in decades. The New York Times ran a front-page … Read More
Is There a Religious Awakening among Western Youth? Fashion, Spirituality, or a Deeper Shift?
In recent months, public debate in many Western countries has increasingly focused on a question that, until recently, would have seemed counter‑intuitive: is there a religious and faith-based awakening among young people? The answers offered vary widely from country to country, and even more so depending on the ideological or religious standpoint of those observing the phenomenon. For some commentators, … Read More