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Rochester Catholic students make a pilgrimage to Italy

Students from Chesterton Academy of Rochester were in Rome during Holy Week and Easter, and they also visited Florence and Assisi.

High school students invited to diocesan summer retreat

The Diocese of Rochester’s Office of Evangelization and Catechesis is planning a summer day retreat for teens entering grades 9-12 this fall.

Teens attend retreat at Canandaigua’s Notre Dame Retreat House

Screengrab of the Camp Stella Maris at 100 multimedia project

Endless summers: Camp Stella Maris celebrates 100 years

Steuben youths named winners in Knights’ poster contest

Pope Leo XIV signs his name for a young man after presiding over a prayer vigil with hundreds of thousands of young people in Rome's Tor Vergata neighborhood Aug. 2, 2025.

Pope Leo to youth: Jesus doesn’t want you to be couch potatoes

Pope Leo XIV is seen in this screen grab from a video message he released June 20, 2026, addressing American teens gathered for the Steubenville Youth Conferences at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio.

Pope tells US teens true joy isn’t found in scrolling social media

Children sing a song.

Rochester Diocese parishes plan 2026 Vacation Bible Schools

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