{"id":77988,"date":"2026-03-26T13:47:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=77988"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:47:49","slug":"what-this-115-year-old-catholic-youth-movement-can-teach-a-secular-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/what-this-115-year-old-catholic-youth-movement-can-teach-a-secular-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Ce que ce mouvement de jeunesse catholique vieux de 115 ans peut enseigner \u00e0 une Europe s\u00e9cularis\u00e9e"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>VILNIUS, Lithuania \u2014 As Catholic youth movements across Europe continue to shrink or retreat from public engagement, Lithuania\u2019s Ateitis Federation stands out as a rare exception: an intergenerational Catholic movement that still forms leaders, sustains disciplined membership, and translates faith into civic presence.Once a lay Catholic resistance movement behind the Iron Curtain, Ateitis at its 115th anniversary offers a rare case study of Catholic youth translating faith into sustained public influence in post-Soviet Europe.From a student journal to a national\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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