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Who We Are
Today, CYO continues to offer organized sports leagues along with a comprehensive array of diverse youth ministry programs and services for parishes and young people. The youth that we work with are not only the Church of tomorrow; they are the active and faithful young Church of today.
What We DoThe Catholic Youth Organization seeks to empower our culturally diverse young people to come to know and love Jesus Christ, to embrace their Catholic faith, and to develop their talents in the service of family, parish, and community at large.
The Catholic Youth Organization works to achieve this by assisting families and adult leaders in the parishes of the ADW in developing effective ministry, education, leadership, athletics, scouting and recreation programs that offer young people the full truth about life, love, competition, education and solidarity. We seek to foster the personal and spiritual growth of young people in such a way that they will be able to confront the real challenges and sorrows of human life and develop their talents in service of their family, parish and neighborhood.
Who We Serve More than 25,000 children, adolescents and young adults annually in five Maryland counties and Washington, D.C.
More than 1,000 sports teams (soccer, basketball, cross country, track, rugby, softball and baseball), supported by more than 2,400 adult volunteers, coaching more than 11,000 young people.
More than 64 chartered troops, 5,000 young people and 2,000 volunteers participating in Catholic Scouting programs.
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Upcoming Events
The events below are just a glimpse of all the events we offer. Please visit our Calendar to view all of our events.
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Tuesday, March 25, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
A required one-time clinic for all coaches. Learn to protect the joyful dimension of sports as competitive play and the educational dimension of sports as fostering children's physical, social, moral, and spiritual development.Read More -
November 20 - November 22
The National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) is a three-day event, held November 20-22, 2025, in Indianapolis, is a unique opportunity for Catholic teenagers and their adult chaperones to come together in prayer, community, and empowerment. Don’t miss this chance to deepen your faith and encounter Christ alongside peers from across the nation.Read More
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News
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"After about 4,000 student athletes participated on 383 Catholic Youth Organization basketball teams in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington this winter, girls and boys champions were crowned following the recent 14U Mid Atlantic CYO basketball championship games."Read More -
In conjunction with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops the National Catholic Committee on Scouting offers the Jubilee 2025 Activity. By offering this program the NCCS is lending support to the Jubilee Year.Read More
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