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.
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Women
Prof. Gabriella Gambino's presentation at the March 8 celebration "Women in the Church: Builders of Humanity" at the Pontifical Urbaniana University
«It is precisely within the framework of marital relationships that in the Church’s recent history some women have distinguished themselves, becoming the driving force behind a contagious ...
Women
Undersecretary Gambino will speak on the theme “Holiness and the family”
The Undersecretary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, Prof. Gabriella Gambino, will participate with a talk on the theme "Holiness and the Family" during the celebration day ...
Family and Life
“Married Couples and priests: co-responsible in light of the Catechumenal Pathways for Married Life”
Speech by the Under-Secretary Gabriella Gambino during the Longo Jubilee Year (2022-2023)
On February 4, 2023, the Family and Life sector of the Campania Bishops' Conference organized a meeting at the Shrine of Pompeii to launch a regional synodal in-depth study aimed at implementing the ...
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
