Under-Secretary for family and life
REDIUF
At the Dicastery, a meeting with representatives of university family institutes
Over the past few days, the Dicastery has hosted a meeting of REDIUF, or the Rete Internazionale degli Istituti Universitari per la Famiglia (“International Network of University Family Institutes”), ...
Family
Pope Francis asks to pray for families: the meditation of the Under-Secretary Gabriella Gambino
The video of the Holy Father is an exhortation to take care of families, especially during the summertime, which is for many the most favourable period to share moments of dialogue and for a renewed ...
Card. Elio Sgreccia
The words of Gabriella Gambino, Undersecretary of the Dicastery, in memory of the Cardinal who died yesterday aged 91
“He left us on the eve of his 91st birthday, Cardinal Elio Sgreccia, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Academy for Life, an eminent Catholic bioethicist who made a fundamental contribution to the ...
International Conference
The second day of Yes to Life, with Amy Kuebelbeck as conference moderator, was dedicated to international aspects. There were testimonials and reports given by Ukraine, United States, France ...
#YestoLife
400 people from 70 different countries participated in the first day of the Conference
This morning the work of the Conference “Yes to life! Taking care of the precious gift of life in its frailness” began. This was an important event for the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life ...
Prefect Farrell’s Christmas Greetings
“Are our hearts open wide enough to welcome the words of Christ in our lives?”. This is what our Prefect, Kevin Farrell asks us all in his video greetings message for Christmas 2018. “The ...
Dicastery
Interview with our new officer, Leonardo Nepi, an expert in law and bioethics
The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life has welcomed a new member to its team. This is Leonardo Nepi, 38 years old, from Arezzo, married and the father of a three-year old daughter. Can you ...
FIAMC
Undersecretary Gambino’s message to the International Seminar on Rare Diseases
“Medicine cannot be reduced to a mere technological exercise of knowledge and scientific and professional skills, or to protocols and guidelines agreed on among interested parties. Instead, it ...
Young people and affectivity
In the context of Family Week, a convention was held in Rome on affectivity and sexuality attended by Undersecretary Gambino
To focus on the “integral education” of young people, to accompany them in understanding their identity as an individual composed of body and soul called upon to live their relationships with ...
Youth
Lecture at a seminar at the Pontifical Lateran University
“We need educators who have the courage of the truth and know how to accompany young people in their personal and vocational discernment. Another fundamental aspect is the need to make young people ...