Catholics under 24 years old are precipitating the decline of the Church, according to highly-quoted research carried out by the Pew Research Center from 2009. It confirms that almost 80 per cent of Catholics who leave the Faith do so before this tender age.
These findings make one thing clear: we need to focus on our youth. Yes, every age is important; yes, every soul has eternal worth. But if we are to be in any way strategic, young people need to be our priority.
So, where do we start? Universities make sense. They’re a large collection of young adults – usually the ones who are most intellectually engaged and likely to lead society in the future.
