Gen Z consists of people born roughly between 1997 and 2012. They are between 14 and 29 years old. They have navigated Covid, and many of them were alive on 9/11, although they might not remember that event unless they lost someone they loved. They have navigated school closings, church closings, and missed significant milestones in growing up–senior proms, school athletics, graduation ceremonies, band and choir concerts, etc. They were forced into remote learning. They have seen a lot of challenges. Their response to those challenges is encouraging.

On Sunday, The Daily Caller reported:

Thousands of Christians flooded the National Mall on Sunday to attend Rededicate 250, an opportunity to publicly pray and worship in Washington alongside their fellow Americans ahead of the nation’s Semiquincentennial.

Among them were 22-year-old Anthony Gross and 26-year-old Kate DePetro, who have seen firsthand the resurgence of faith in even the most secular cities, especially among America’s youth.

Gen Z has been regarded as the “anxious generation,” so it’s no wonder they are flocking to Christianity. Gross and DePetro have had a front row seat to this revival with their viral “Pizza to Pews” meetups in New York City, where young Catholics gather for a slice before attending mass in the middle of Manhattan.

“It happened very authentically,” DePetro told the Daily Caller. “Anthony and I, when he lived in New York, both went to the wonderful Church of St. Joseph’s, and I was at church alone. He walked in, asked to sit with me, and then our pew just started to grow.”

“We were thinking about how there must be other people within the church who are either sitting alone or maybe don’t go because they don’t want to sit alone, or maybe they are young people who want to get back into their faith but don’t know where to start,” DePetro added. “So we just threw a pizza party for our church and put it on social media, and the turnout has been incredible.”

The article concludes:

With more and more young Americans finding their faith in Christ, it is notable that the Catholic Church in particular has seen a surge in Gen Z attendees and converts.

“We need to search for something,” Gross told the Caller. “Purpose, meaning, belonging. And the purest form of that is turning back to God. And I do think the structure and tradition of Catholicism is very appealing.”

“I think there’s real momentum right now in our generation, and turning back to God, it’s a beautiful thing,” DePetro said.

It is a beautiful thing.