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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Youth and Family
Training Course in Guadarrama for Family Ministry Workers in Spain
A training course for family ministry workers from Spanish dioceses, titled “One Flesh: In Praise of Monogamy,” took place in Guadarrama (Madrid) from July 9 to 12, 2026. The initiative was ...
Marriage and Family
45th Anniversary of “Couples for Christ” in Manila
His Excellency Monsignor Dario Gervasi, Adjunct Secretary, and Father Giovanni Buontempo, official of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life, traveled to the Philippines in June for ...
Amoris Laetitia 10th Anniversary
The Meeting convened by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV with the Heads of the Eastern Catholic Churches and the Presidents of the Episcopal Conferences will be held in the Vatican from 7 to 14 October 2026
Ten years after Amoris laetitia: proclaiming the Gospel with families today. The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life and the General Secretariat of the Synod have published 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
