Growing up in a Maltese Catholic family, Mario Borg, a former teacher and director of 24:7 Youth Ministry, is inspired to make the Catholic church in Australia young again.

Speaking at the Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) 2019, Kalgoorlie/Boulder Parish Assistant Priest Fr Renald Anthony inspired pilgrims to understand and appreciate the Mass.

The Bishop’s Exchanges at the Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) invited the generations represented by the Church to come together in conversation with each other, in response to Pope Francis’ Synod of the Youth, Christis Vivit, and the question “What does it mean to you for us to be a Christ centered Church who are taking risks together?”

Successfully charming the judges at the 2016 Australia’s Got Talent national competition with a Golden Buzzer tap, Perth’s very own favourite sibling trio, The Subih Brothers, were back at yet another national event, this time, making several appearances at the recent Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) where they performed for over 5500 young people from around the country, from 8 to 10 December.

Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) pilgrims attended a workshop hosted by Perth Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton on Sunday 8 December 2019, where he spoke about the sanctity of life, describing it as a “reflection of God’s love”.

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB is now seeking nominations from lay people, members of religious orders and clergy from the Archdiocese of Perth who are willing to be called as delegates for the Plenary Council Sessions in October 2020 and May 2021.

American speaker and writer Katie Prejean McGrady expressed that the best part traveling 150,000 miles a year worldwide to preach the Gospel of Christ, are the authentic human encounters she gains, and being able to get young people excited to love Jesus.

Arguably one of the most down-to-earth Australian Bishops, Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green, from the Wilcannia-Forbes Diocese in Western NSW, was tasked with equipping the young pilgrims of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2019 (ACYF), with strategies that would enable them to take something from ACYF and keep it going once they get home.

Melbourne singing duo The Saga are working to bridge Australian secular culture and the Church through their music.

One of the uniquely Australian perspectives on offer at the Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2019 (ACYF), was an insight into indigenous culture and the work of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC), as related by Sabrina-Anne Stevens, the organisation’s current Youth Counselor.