Young people often do not think about their future or the consequences of their actions, so there is a need for the guidance of the Bible, which must be translated into the language of today's young people, and this is done by the new platform of charity called Uspace. 

Here, young people can discuss important issues such as finding a partner, having children and school problems, to which they try to find answers by applying Christian teachings - emphasized Zsófia Nagy-Vargha, Deputy State Secretary responsible for youth at the Ministry of Culture and Innovation, about the new online interface of the Catholic Charity Service at a press event.

- On the new virtual platforms, recognized experts and the young people themselves are trying to find answers to the problems of most interest to young people - said Norbert Vajda, director general of the Catholic Charity Service. According to him

Uspace is a taboo-breaking project, and it brings something new that has not been discussed before, because it functions as a gap-filling, community-forming online platform for teenagers.

Its purpose is to transfer knowledge and create a community where videos and podcasts are produced. He emphasized: the site's editors are also young, open, tolerant and "unshakable in their Christianity".

Marton Zsolt, county bishop of Vác, family reference bishop of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference, emphasized the role of the portal in filling the gap. As he said, Catholics tend to have media platforms in the language of adults, so far they have not dealt with the life issues of young people so much. He also touched on the fact that the church has a huge responsibility to reach out to young people, i.e. to the future. The bishop said:

we are constantly online, you have to be fresh, you have to react, and young people are the best suited for this.

Zsolt Marton quoted Pope Ferenc, who said

the church needs the energy and faith of young people.

Source: Hungarian Nation

Cover photo: Catholic Charity Service presents online interfaces aimed at young people at a press roundtable (Photo: Magyar Nemzet / Zoltán Havran)