YOUCAT

YOUCAT – Faith expressed in a common language
In 2006 the Compendium of Catechism of the Catholic Church was presented in Vienna. At the press conference a woman stood up and said that this book was not useful for young people at all, and that a catechism which could reach young people of today was needed! She was right. But who would write such a catechism? Above all, it could not come into being without the involvement of young people.
A group of writers came together that were willing to devise a basic text based the Catechism of the Catholic Church. They then spent two summer camps discussing the text with a total of 50 young people. Thus YOUCAT came into being based on everyday practice of the faith of young people. This is what makes it so valuable.
Pope Benedict XVI himself supported the project right from the beginning. He personally wrote a preface, with a heartfelt recommendation of this book for young people.

10 ways to use YOUCAT in KCYM Youth Ministry

Layout and Structure of YOUCAT

YOUCAT is full of quotations, references and explanations that help the reader to understand the statements of the Church. 

• Questions and answers, numbered from 1 to 527
• Short and precise answer with references to the "Complete Cathechism of the Catholic Church"
• Explanatory text with examples for better understanding
• References to further YOUCAT questions (numbers at the end of the text)
• References to the „Complete Catechism of the Catholic Church" (bold numbers)
• Quotations from the Holy Bible, saints and great thinkers

What should we do?

• Get a copy of Youcat from our Archdiocesan Youth Centre.
• In parish level gathering introduce YouCat 
• Invite every youth in your parish to study the Catechism of Catholic Church