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
Pope Leo XIV
A Church journeying through human history: the challenges of our time call upon contemporary men and women
On 25 May 2026, the Holy Father Leo XIV’s first Encyclical Letter was published, entitled Magnifica Humanitas. On the protection of the human person in the age of artificial intelligence. On ...
Marriage and Family
An ecclesial reflection on marriage, faith and the munus docendi: the focus was on the formation of priests for family ministry
A study seminar dedicated to the relationship between marriage, faith and priestly formation took place on 28 April at the Casina Pio IV, with the aim of exploring an issue of growing relevance ...
Family
A document is published on living in the family the care of Creation and of every person
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life have published “Integral Ecology in the life of the family" a document developed to transmit in ...
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
