Family
Books
The social networks are full of children: Who protects them?
The observations of the journalist Simone Cosmi and the psychoanalyst Alberto Rossetti, in the book published by Città Nuova “Nasci, cresci e posta” constitute this guide for understanding ...
Local Churches
The Archdiocese of Toledo proposes a path for spouses celebrating their silver anniversary
For years now, golden and silver wedding anniversaries have been celebrated in different parishes of the Archdiocese of Toledo. The diocesan delegate for the family and life, Miguel Garrigós ...
WMOF
Update on the organizational activities: the preparations for the Festival, the Icon of the Holy Family, and podcast number 7 of the series “Let's Talk Family”
The preparations for the IX World Meeting of Families in Dublin are speeding up. The members of the organizing committee met a few days ago in Ireland’s capital to prepare the Festival of Families. ...
WMOF
Interview with Ireland’s Primate Martin: “The Catholic family is beautiful: it is based on love and grows in a community of families”
“We want to show that the model of the Catholic family can attract; it’s beautiful. We are offering the beauty of our vision, that of a man and a woman united in love and committed to life.” These ...
Pope Francis
In the words chosen by the Pope for the feast days, the themes of family and life are constantly and concretely evoked
The year just begun “opens in the name of the Mother of God.” Mary, placing herself as a mother between her son Jesus and people, carries out “a very special function.” Furthermore, “all parents” are ...
WMOF
A meeting at the Dicastery to choose the testimonies to be presented in Dublin
In a festive atmosphere, families from all over the world will meet, and some will offer their testimonies, hopefully in the presence of the Holy Father. During the meeting held a few days ago at our ...
Local Churches
The Dublin World Meeting of Families: A vademecum for the dioceses from the Italian Bishops’ Conference
“We are delighted to be able to offer you indications on how to participate in the IX World Meeting of Families, which will be held from 21 to 26 August in Dublin.” This is the incipit of the letter ...
WMOF
The surprising podcast number 6 of “Let's talk family” presents the online Advent calendar
The sixth podcast in the series “Let’s talk family” is online. This week too a new podcast in view of the World Meeting of families in Dublin is available. This week’s episode is a little bit ...
Youth
Experts from around the world meet at the International Seminar on “The Meeting Point,” the course inspired by Amoris Laetitia
Two days of work were devoted to creating a platform for dialogue between experts on marriage, families, and young people, so that all may contribute to a multidisciplinary reflection on education to ...
Testimony
The story of Evelyn and Rolando and of their little Lourdes, born thanks to the intercession of St. John Paul II
The fruits that many young pilgrims of the WYD say they have received at the meetings throughout the world are countless, but when we read this story, we said: Why not ask Evelyn to write her ...
Youth
The Secretary, Fr. Awi Mello, in Madrid for the Salesian’s International Congress on Youth Ministry and Family
“The miracle of the salvation of young people does not happen without Jesus but—in general—it does not happen without a family either; it does not happen without a father, a mother, brothers, and ...
WMOF
The families are preparing for the Dublin Meeting with an event dedicated to the pastoral ministry of marriage
A full day devoted to the pastoral ministry of marriage and family was hosted a few days ago by the “Jean XXIII” Pastoral Center of the diocese of Luxembourg in view of the World Meeting of Families ...
Hungary
The Ad Limina Visit of the Hungarian Bishops to the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
The challenges are those of all European countries, especially of those that, in recent decades, have come out from behind the iron curtain and are faced with the transition from communism to ...
WMOF
The guests of the fifth podcast of “Let’s Talk Family” are part of the team of organizers of the pilgrimage from the Archdiocese of Birmingham to Ireland’s capital
Natalie Orefice and Lianne Pap are the protagonists of the new podcast in the series “Let’s Talk Family,” the “weekly” meeting on the way to the World Families Meeting in Dublin. In this fifth ...
Associations and Movements
A meeting at the Dicastery with the International Federation for Family Development to define goals and collaboration
A few days ago, Msgr. Carlos Simón Vázquez, the delegate for our Dicastery’s Family and Life section, met two representatives of the International Federation for Family Development (IFFD). With ...