International Youth Day is an awareness day designated by the United Nations. The purpose of the day is to draw attention to a given set of cultural and legal issues surrounding youth. The first IYD was observed on 12 August, 2000.
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Ecumenical news
- Putin seeks Christmas blessing, and support of Moscow Patriarchate for his war in Ukraine, and gets it
- Orthodox Christians in Istanbul and Kyiv join in worldwide Epiphany celebrations
- US Congress now has marginally fewer Christians
- Pope Francis' New Year address highlights opposition to abortion
- Jimmy Carter, former U.S. president and Sunday School teacher, dies at 100
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