Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM) was formed by the Youth Commission of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI). Most Rev. Dr. Albert D'Souza (presently the Arch Bishop of Agra) pioneered the movement in Lucknow while he was bishop of Lucknow during the 1970s. Rev. Fr. Alphonsus Lobo was appointed the first Regional Youth Director of Agra Region comprising of 12 dioceses.
- The central focus of the youth ministry is the catholic adolescents, young unmarried adults in the age group of 15- 30 years.
- Our group is varied- there are students, dropouts, employed, unemployed, urban, rural and from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
- The purpose is to acknowledge all these different shades, nurture these differences in order to help the young person absorb the richness around her/him and develop her/his unique identity.
