Secretary
Youth Ministry
The International Congress on Youth Ministry has concluded. Here are the key points that emerged from the meeting
The International Congress on Youth Ministry – ‘For a Synodal Youth Ministry: New Leadership Styles and Strategies’ – which was organised by the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life ...
The Elderly
Pope Francis with grandparents, the elderly and grandchildren: ‘The Caress and the Smile’
On Saturday 27 April, the Paul IV Hall filled with almost 6000 people who participated in a special Audience - ‘The Caress and the Smile’ - that was organised by the Great ...
Centro San Lorenzo
De Paula Souza: Let us entrust to the Cross of Youth the sufferings of humanity, with the renewed hope that Christ is alive and wants us alive
On 13 and 14 April, the 'Festival of Hope' was held at the San Lorenzo International Youth Centre (CSL) to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first youth meeting in Saint Peter's Square ...
Associations and Movements
Communion, Fraternity among Peoples, and Service: Scouts and their Educational Methods
The Secretary of the Dicastery, Mr. Gleison de Paula Souza, welcomed the Federal Bureau of the International Union of Guides and Scouts of Europe (UIGSE-FSE). Mr. Gleison de Paula Souza was ...
Youth
A presentation of future projects for and with young people, including GenFest 2024
The Secretary of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, Dr Gleison De Paula Souza, together with officials from the youth area of the Dicastery, welcomed the group from the International ...
Laity
The Prefect and Secretary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life participated in the online course promoted by the archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro to the Bishops of Brazil
The Bishops' Course is a study, update, and sharing meeting, organized by the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro which takes place every year in the month of January, with the participation of the ...
Children
A delegation of children from France's L'Action Catholique des Enfants and their chaperones visited the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life on the occasion of their meeting with the Holy Father
More than seven thousand children answered to the Holy Father's invitation to meet him at the Vatican on November 6, 2023, and filled the Paul VI Hall with their voices, songs and colorful ...
WYD Lisbon 2023
Opening remarks and greetings to 400 participants
More than 400 young delegates from youth ministry offices from different parts of the world and members of international associations and movements, who have arrived in Lisbon to attend the ...
Grandparents and the Elderly
Meeting with the heads of pastoral care for the Elderly of the European Bishops' Conferences
Publishing both the Holy Father's message for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly and the pastoral guidelines prepared by the Dicastery represented an opportunity for an online ...
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 ...