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

 

 

Persons with disabilities
A reflection by Cardinal Farrell on Pope Francis' Message to people with disabilities

  © L'Osservatore Romano, 3 december 2021 - Persons with disabilities are lay faithful who, by virtue of Baptism, have received the same prophetic, priestly, and royal mission as every ...

10 Videos Amoris Laetitia
Online the ninth episode of the dialogue of the Pope with families

  «Today, families are severely tried by weakness. We are all fragile – and separation, divorce, and living together are now a reality that many families in the world deal with. The Church has ...

#IamChurch
From December 6, the #IamChurch campaign begins: 5 video testimonies of Christians with disabilities

  Pope Francis, in his message to persons with disabilities on the occasion of the International Day dedicated to them, wrote: Baptism makes each one of us a fully-fledged member of the ecclesial ...