The main aim of KCYM is ‘the Integral Development of the Catholic Youth and the Total Liberation of Human Society. The Kerala Catholic Youth Movement (KCYM) ia an organization for the Catholic youth from all different sects of Christian community of Kerala in India, The patron saint of Kerala Catholic Youth Movement is Saint Thomas More. KCYM is the official state and regional organization under t
he auspices of the Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council. It is affiliated to the National Youth Body the "Indian Catholic Movement" (ICYM). It consists of youngsters between the age group of 15– 35 years who subscribe to Catholic values and principles, but beneficiaries include the youth of other religions. Thomas More, who lived with the principal ‘Rejoice in the lord’. "The King's good servant, but God's first." More was beatified in 1886 and canonized by the Catholic Church as a saint by Pope Pius XI in 1935. Today, KCYM has a membership strength of 1,04,685 young people making it one of the influential organizations in the region.
