Thomas Griffin 9/1/25 (For The Daily Signal)
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The human heart is made for truth, goodness, and beauty. While the data shows that there is much ground to make up among young people’s faith, recent trends reveal that the young are both curious and interested in religion. Recent data also show that there is a long-term desire for youth to be connected to faith and become more acquainted with Jesus.
Events in the Catholic world have shined a light on this phenomenon as well. This August, Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for 1 million young people in the outskirts of Rome. The University of Rome Tor Vergeta was the site of the youth meeting for the Jubilee being celebrated by the Catholic Church. The Jubilee of Youth, part of the Catholic Church’s yearlong Jubilee of Hope in 2025, reminds the world that young people are returning to the faith.
Youth seek the transcendent and they desire for their lives to be transformed. This hypothesis is revealed in several recent studies and statistics.
Thomas Griffin is the chairperson of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island where he lives with his wife and children. He has a masters degree in theology and is a masters candidate in philosophy. Thomas is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine. He is the author of Let Us Begin: Saint Francis’s Way of Becoming Like Christ and Renewing the World.
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