The Prefect

Associations and Movements
Invitation to stand at the crossroad of today with the same confidence and generous attitude as Mary

    On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the foundation, on last December 7, Pope Francis received the group leaders of the Focolare Movement - the Work of Mary, accompanied by the ...

WYD Lisbon 2023
Pope Francis' missionary mandate and the two next appointments with young people

  Being transfigured, enlightened, by the encounter with the Lord.  Pope Francis' mandate to the world's 1.5 million young people coincides with the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, ...

Grandparents and Elderly - Youth
Dialogue between generations and the theme of the visitation will be the focus of the two celebrations

  The Holy Father's calendar of appointments for the current month of July and the upcoming month of August was released today. There are three appointments and at least two involve events ...

Associations and Movements
The annual meeting with the moderators

  One hundred and fifty participants and eighty-five ecclesial associations were represented at the Annual Meeting with moderators of the international associations of the faithful, ecclesial ...

Family Global Compact
A Global Pact to promote family, marriage, human life presented at the Holy See Press Office and in a webinar

  “A shared program of actions” to establish dialogue between family ministry and family research centers in Catholic universities throughout the world “for the promotion of the family in light ...

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 ...

Associations and movements
Prefect Farrell's words during his visit to the Shalom Community in Brazil

“Each one of you must learn how to 'be with Jesus' above all things. You must know how to find the appropriate time and way to stay in the Lord's company. Only those who have learned to ‘be with ...

#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 ...