Catholic Youth Organization

Catholic Youth Organization
AbbreviationCYO
Formation1930
FounderBishop Bernard Sheil
TypeYouth athletics and social service
Region served
Worldwide
AffiliationsCatholic Church
CYO building in Castleton, Staten Island

Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) is an international Catholic youth movement founded by Bishop Bernard Sheil in Chicago in 1930. It became a major factor in the development of race relations in the US Catholic Church after World War II.

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