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

 

 

Family
A call from the Secretary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life on the occasion of the 15th National Symposium on Families in Aparecida, Brazil

  “I thank you for all the work you are doing through the Church’s evangelizing mission in Brazil, in communion with Pope Leo XIV, as we renew our identity as pilgrims of hope, serving families ...

Pope Leo XIV
Young people, children and mothers, in Pope Leo XIV's first Regina Coeli

  On Sunday 11 May, Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica and, in front of about 100,000 people, recited his first Regina Coeli. Welcoming and ...

Life
the new Pastoral Framework of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life

  Tomorrow, 25 March 2025, marks the 30th Anniversary of the Encyclical Letter Evangelium vitae. On this occasion, the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life is publishing a Pastoral ...