Laity
Plenary Assembly
After the greeting by Card. Farrell, the Holy Father's address to the participants in the 2nd Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery
"You are a 'popular' Dicastery, I would say, and this is beautiful! Remember: never lose this characteristic of closeness to the women and men of our time. Closeness, I emphasize ...
Plenary Assembly
Cardinal Kevin Farrell's Address to the Holy Father
We publish the Address to the Holy Father Francis by the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, on the occasion of the Holy Father' Audience to the ...
Plenary Assembly
The Second Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery takes place from April 20 to 22
The Second Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life opened today on the theme “Laity and Ministry in a Synodal Church”. Some 35 members and consultors from around the world ...
Events
A meeting with the Holy Father closes the work of the Conference "Pastors and laity called to walk together"
This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in Audience, in the New Synod Hall at the Vatican, the participants in the International Conference for the Presidents and Referents ...
Events
Conclusion of the second day of the Conference, participants’ presentations and testimonies
On the second day of the Conference "Pastors and Lay Faithful Called to Go Forward Together", underway in the Vatican's New Synod Hall, the main theme was the importance of ongoing ...
EventS
A summary of the first day's session, with speeches and testimonies from around the world
The Conference for the Presidents and Representatives of Episcopal Commissions for the Laity began this morning in the New Synod Hall. Its goal is to create a place for dialogue and the ...
Events
Prefect Farrell's keynote address at the opening of the Conference for Presidents and Representatives of Episcopal Commissions for the Laity
Starting from today until Saturday, Feb. 18, the International Conference "Pastors and Lay Faithful Called to Go Forward Together," organized by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and ...
Events
Press Conference to present the Conference "Pastors and Lay Faithful Called to Walk Together"
At 11:30 a.m. this morning, in live streaming from the Holy See Press Office, St. Pius X Hall, Via dell'Ospedale 1, a Press Conference was held to present the International Conference for the ...
Associations and Movements
The Prefect Card. Farrell delivered the Decree to members of the presidency
During a ceremony that took place in the Dicastery's Aula Magna, the Decree by which the International Community of the Divine Savior was granted recognition as an International Association of ...
Events
The Dicastery announces an event to be held at the Vatican in exactly one month's time
"Pastors and lay faithful called to walk together" is the theme of the Conference for the Presidents and Representatives of Episcopal Commissions for the Lay Faithful that the Dicastery is ...
Dicastery
Ecumenical Prayer Vigil on the Eve of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (30 September 2023)
Following the announcement of the Holy Father at the Angelus on Sunday 15 January, accredited journalists are advised that on Monday 23 January 2023, at 11.30 am, in the Press Office of the ...
Movements and Associations
The words of Card. Kevin Farrell at the 8th Assembly of IFCA- International Forum of Catholic Action
On Saturday, Nov. 26 and Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, the International Forum of Catholic Action, the organization that gathers and coordinates the world's Catholic Action associations, celebrated ...
#sport4all
The IOC Appeal, joined by the Dicastery, is the first fruit of the "Sport for All" Summit
One of the first fruits of the International Summit " “Sport for All. Cohesive, accessible and tailored to each person”, held in the Vatican on the 29 and 30th of September last, is an ...
#sport4all
Pope Francis closes the two-days Summit and participants sign the Declaration on Sport
With the Audience that the Holy Father gave to the participants, the International Summit 'Sport for All', organised by the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life together with the Dicastery ...
#sport4all
The second day focused on the word “cohesive” and Thomas Bach and Mons. Gobilliard gave their speeches
The second day of the "Summit: Sport for All" began in St. Peter's Basilica with the celebration of the Holy Mass presided by mons. Emmanuel Gobillard, bishop delegate for Paris 2024 ...