Family and Life
In the light of the Praedicate Evangelium, the responsibilities entrusted to the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life include the pastoral care of the family and its mission according to God's plan, as well as the pastoral care of the elderly and the promotion and safeguard of human life.
As part of family ministry, the Dicastery promotes and coordinates the celebration of the World Meetings of Families.
News
10th Anniversary of Amoris Laetitia
Opening Remarks by Pope Leo XIV, Greetings from Farrell and Grech, Meditation by Sr. Alford
Yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, October 7, 2026, the solemn Meeting in the Paul VI Hall, bringing together the Heads of the Eastern Churches and the Presidents of the Episcopal ...
Family - Associations and Movements
How can we proclaim to young people today the beauty of a promise that lasts forever? At the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples, Gabriella Gambino, undersecretary of the Dicastery for Laity, ...
Youth and Family
Training Course in Guadarrama for Family Ministry Workers in Spain
A training course for family ministry workers from Spanish dioceses, titled “One Flesh: In Praise of Monogamy,” took place in Guadarrama (Madrid) from July 9 to 12, 2026. The initiative was ...
Magisterium of Pope Francis on Family
- Carta del Santo Padre Francisco a los Obispos de la Región Pastoral de Buenos Aires en respuesta al Documento"Criterios básicos para la aplicación del capítulo VIII de la Amoris Laetitia" [ES] [AAS, 2016, pp.1071-1074]
- Amoris Laetitia
- Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus
- Mitis et Misericors Iesus
- Rescript regarding the implementation and compliance of the new law for marriage annulment procedures
