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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Persons with disabilities
The text of the contribution of people with disabilities to the synod on synodality now online
At the end of the special synodal listening session of persons with disabilities that the Dicastery organized starting in May 2022, we hereby publish the full version of the summary text that ...
Amoris Laetitia Family Year
In order to rethink pastoral care of vocations and marriage within the particular Churches
Accompanied by great resonance and widespread diffusion, the publication of the “Catechumenal Pathways for Married Life” in the different languages is well proceeding. The English version is ...
Life
Prof. Gabriella Gambino delivers Card. Kevin Farrell's address to the XXXVI FIAMC Congress
From September 15-17, 2022, the XXVIth Congress of FIAMC (International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations) took place in Rome at the Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum. Experts and ...
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
