More information about NCYC 2027 will be coming next year!
The National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) sponsors the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) for high school aged youth every two years (held in odd-numbered years). NCYC is the largest single gathering of Catholic teens in the United States. Dioceses from across the country send delegations and youth serving agencies and publishers such as Teens Encounter Christ (T.E.C.), Ave Maria Press, St. Mary’s Press, the Center for Ministry Development, Group Publishing, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Life Teen, Catholic Heart Workcamp, etc. collaborate in the planning and hosting.
NCYC is a convention: it includes the experience of larger-church, formation opportunities in various workshops, prayer and liturgy, inspiring keynotes, contemporary Christian musicians, vocation exhibitors, and the opportunity to meet other Catholic teens from around the country. The Archdiocese of New Orleans has always been well-represented; the Archbishops of New Orleans have personally attended in 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2023.
Attendance at NCYC is coordinated by each U.S. diocese and, and in 2026 it will be time to start planning for the Archdiocese of New Orleans to participate in NCYC 2027 in Indianapolis, Indiana! If you have brought your parish/school group in the past, then you know a lot of what to expect at NCYC. If you have never been, we encourage you to consider joining the archdiocesan delegation for NCYC 2027.
While registration for NCYC 2025 is now closed, check out this year's promotional video to give you a sense of what this amazing experience is like for participants:
Some highlights about the trip to NCYC include:
Attending a gathering of over 25,000 Catholic teenagers from around the country, which only happens once every two years!
Meeting new friends, hearing national speakers on topics that matter to teens, attending great workshops, celebrating the Eucharist together with thousands of other Catholics, and enjoying fantastic music.
Traveling with youth from all over the Archdiocese of New Orleans
Making memories at a gathering of the larger church community like you’ve never experienced before, and seeing that being young and Catholic is popular, energetic, and filled with hope!
More information for our trip to NCYC 2027 will be announced in 2026!