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Family
De Paula Souza: “Young people’s enthusiasm and vision of the future can help change reality”

      The Secretary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, Dr. Gleison De Paula Souza, was invited to speak on the theme “A future of inclusion for young pilgrims of hope. How to ...

Youth
De Paula Souza spoke at the Interreligious Forum for Peace in the Balkans in Koper, organised by the Slovenian Bishops' Conference

  Highly sensitive to the serious conflict in Eastern Europe and aware of the fragility of peace, even in the Balkan countries, the bishops of the Slovenian Bishops' Conference organised, once ...

Family
A call from the Secretary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life on the occasion of the 15th National Symposium on Families in Aparecida, Brazil

  “I thank you for all the work you are doing through the Church’s evangelizing mission in Brazil, in communion with Pope Leo XIV, as we renew our identity as pilgrims of hope, serving families ...

Family
The Secretary of the Dicastery, Dr. De Paula Souza, introduced a panel at the International Summit on Children's Rights

  “Having a family is literally a fundamental right as it is the foundation for a whole range of other rights that a child cannot fully enjoy without a family.” With these words, Dr. Gleison De ...

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 ...