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
Life
FederVitaMarche proposes a cycle of formative events for those working in the Life Help Centers and Pro-Life Movements
Educators, workers, and volunteers of the Life Help Centers and the Pro-Life Movement in the Marches are especially invited to the course “Training to Educate to Encounter,” promoted by ...
USMI
The Italian Union of Major Superiors is sponsoring a course on family pastoral care for consecrated persons and facilitators
A course of formation on family pastoral ministry for consecrated persons and lay facilitators is proposed by the Italian Union of Major Superiors in collaboration with the Center for Studies Capax ...
Local Churches
Today in Lyon’s Cathedral of Saint John, a meeting for the separated, divorced and remarried
“Show them all that they are not only supported by everyone’s affection, love and attention but above all that we need them, in the journey they are on, because we build the Church together.” With ...
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
