Dicastery

Ad limina
In May, the Dicastery met with the bishops of East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands

  East Timor – a flourishing Church East Timor (or Timor-Leste) is the second largest Catholic country in Asia, second only to the Philippines. The Church in East Timor is flourishing, and ...

Lay faithful
The future canonists of the Polish "Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński" University visited the Dicastery

  Students from the Faculty of Canon Law at "Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński" University in Warsaw, Poland, visited the Dicastery last week as part of a study trip that also included visits ...

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 ...

Ad limina
Meeting with Malawian Bishops during their Ad limina visit

    During their quinquennial Ad Limina Apostolorum Visit, the Bishops of the Malawi Bishops' Conference also visited the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. On March 28, 2023, the group ...

WYD
In Madrid, awarded the CEU Ángel Herrera Award for the section "Dissemination of Catholic Culture"

  "Recognizing, from the leading role played by young people, the promotion of peace, unity and fraternity among peoples and nations around the world: an invitation to the youngest to build ...

Sport
Press Conference announced and Programme published today

  The Holy See Press Office has published the Programme and the Press Conference announcement for the presentation of "Sport for all. Cohesive, Accessible and Tailored to each ...

Secretary
A communiqué by Schoenstatt Fathers announces the General Council of the Community

  The 6th General Chapter of the Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Fathers, which began meeting on August 3, 2022, elected the new General Council of the Community for the next six years, ...

Amoris Laetitia Family Year
The document has been published, “Catechumenal itineraries for married life. Pastoral guidelines for particular Churches"

  The document is an initiative of the "Amoris Laetitia Family Year" and responds to the Holy Father's desire to offer new paths for preparation for the sacrament of marriage. "The ...