August 15, 2025 

Pope Leo XIV to hold his first digital encounter with young U.S. Catholics at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis this fall

In the foreground, Grace Stecker of the Diocese of Helena, Mont., smiles with joy as she calls her dad to tell her she loves him. She and the more than 12,000 National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) participants were asked by a speaker to call someone with a message of love during the NCYC opening session in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Nov. 16. (Photo by Natalie Hoefer)

In the foreground, Grace Stecker of the Diocese of Helena, Mont., smiles with joy as she calls her dad to tell her she loves him. She and the more than 12,000 National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) participants were asked by a speaker to call someone with a message of love during the NCYC opening session in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Nov. 16, 2023. (Photo by Natalie Hoefer)

Taken from Vatican News:

Pope Leo XIV is expected to address the up to 15,000 registered young people ages 14-18 from Catholic youth movements across the United States during a 45-minute live dialogue. 

The Holy See Press Office and the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) made the announcement on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as to "entrust the event to the Blessed Mother."

The event marks the Holy Father's first-ever digital encounter with young people at the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC), which will take place on Friday, November 21, 2025, at 10:15 AM Eastern Time.

The 2025 NCYC will gather thousands of Catholic young people, ministry leaders, clergy, and volunteers from across the country for three days of prayer, formation, community, and celebration in Indianapolis. 

The Holy Father will engage directly with several young people, who will be chosen to converse with Pope Leo during the session, which will be broadcast by EWTN.

“It’s wonderful to welcome the Youth of the United States back to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis just a year after we had 60,000 Catholics there for the National Eucharistic Congress,” said Indianapolis Archbishop Charles C. Thompson. “Revival in the United States isn’t something to hope for, it is something that is happening. I am please to partner with NFCYM, my brother bishops, and EWTN, to facilitate this important digital encounter.”

Read more at the Vatican News website

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