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
World Congress on the Family
The words of the Secretary of State Pietro Parolin at the meeting in Chisinau
“The most beautiful thing God created—as the Bible tells us—is the family; He created a man and a woman, and He gave them everything, entrusting the world them: grow, multiply, cultivate the land, ...
Humanae Vitae
“Regulation of Human Fertility in the Light of Humanae Vitae” is the title of the new book prefaced by Cardinal Antonio Cañizares, Archbishop of Valencia, and edited by Justo Aznar, Director of ...
Associations and Movements
Prefect Farrell’s message to the families of the Renewal in the Spirit gathered in Pompeii for the 11th Pilgrimage
“You are the people who make Jesus present in the world, in your small one, noiselessly, by giving and receiving love for others. This is how marriage and the family are built, and human life, ...
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
