Youcat

Youcat

Cover of the Youcat
Author	Christoph Schönborn and others
Original title	Katholischer Jugendkatechismus
Translator	Michael J. Miller
Illustrator	Alexander von Lengerke
Cover artist	Alexander von Lengerke
Language	German (Original)
Subject	Catechism of the Catholic Church
Published	2011 Youcat Foundation gGmbH (Germany) Incorporated Catholic Truth Society (United Kingdom and Ireland) Ignatius Press (USA)
Publication place	Germany
Pages	303
ISBN	978-1-86082-728-0
Website	https://www.youcat.org/

Youcat, short for Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church, also styled as YOUCAT, is a 2011 publication that aims to be an aid for youth to better understand the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The book, presented in the form of questions and answers, is intended for use by Catholic youths around the world and is available in 25 languages, including Arabic and Chinese. Youcat is based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (2005). The catechism has 304 pages and consists of four chapters with 527 questions and answers.

The guide, whose foreword was written by Pope Benedict XVI, was authored by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn and others. Approximately 700,000 copies of Youcat were distributed in thirteen different languages on behalf of the Pope during World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid.^[1]