National Catholic Youth Conference

NCYC is an experience of faith that seeks to energize and empower the young Church towards fuller participation back home.

Participants can count on a comfortable bed, daily hot showers, and routine predictable meals.  NCYC is a “conference” meaning that the majority of the time is spent between the hotel, convention center, and arena.   The schedule is packed into only 3 days, which makes it a super-charged retreat, taking participants away from their daily routines and immersing them in prayer, community, and sacrament.  It makes for an unforgettable experience of Church.

NCYC includes the best Catholic speakers and musicians in the country.  Not just some of them, but pretty much anybody who’s anybody in the field of youth ministry and beyond.  NCYC makes it possible to experience them all at once and sometimes in smaller groups than you might expect.  It’s like going to a dozen concerts at once!  Each NCYC also has a “Thematic Park” which includes hundreds of exhibits by colleges, religious orders, ministry organizations, performers, and other vendors as well as opportunities to play games, participate in service projects, and to listen to even more musical performances.  In addition, NCYC has keynote addresses and workshops, for both youth and adults, addressing a wide variety of topics.  Everything begins and ends with prayer, but during NCYC we pray in between as well, making it easy to “pray without ceasing.”  Daily Mass is celebrated, the “Region 3” Mass, consisting of the dioceses of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, is always a highlight, and another layer of Church.  Perpetual Adoration and the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation are offered each day. 
Like any youth ministry activity, the purpose of NCYC is to make the person of Jesus Christ the center of the faith and life of every young person.  It’s safe to say that someone in your parish would love to attend.

Young people must register through their Parish or Catholic High School, typically through a Youth Ministry Leader, Catechetical Administrator, Campus Minister, or Chaplain. 

Participants must be in grades 9-12 at the time of the trip and one chaperone must be assigned for up to 7 young people in a group.

The tentative cost is $600.00/person based on four (4) people per suite and includes the following:

• Conference Registration

• Roundtrip/Ground Transportation and Tips

• Overnight Hotel Accommodation

• Daily Breakfast and Meal on Arrival Date

• Diocesan Apparel and Trading Items

A $200/person payment is due to the "Diocese of Pittsburgh" by July 1, 2021, along with all registration materials.

The $400/person balance is due to the "Diocese of Pittsburgh" by September 1, 2021.

• Additions/Substitutions after September 1 will be charged a $20/person fee.

• Cancellations (without substitutions) after September 1 will not be refunded.