FAMILY
The Dicastery promotes the pastoral ministry of marriage and the family based upon the Church's Magisterium, working to ensure that the rights and duties of spouses and the family are recognized in the Church itself, as well as in society, the economy and politics. In this regard, it organizes and supports international meetings and events. It also follows the activities of national and international Catholic institutes, associations, movements and organizations whose purpose is to serve the good of the family.
With the support of the Bishops' Conferences and the Eastern Churches, the Dicastery examines the variety of anthropological, social, cultural and economic conditions of family life.
Assisted by experts, the Dicastery studies and investigates the causes of crises in marriages and families, gathering and promoting models of pastoral accompaniment, formation of consciences and the integration for civilly remarried divorcees as well as for those who, in some cultures, live in situations of polygamy.
To achieve these goals, the Dicastery collaborates with the Pontifical Theological Institute “John Paul II” for Marriage and the Family Sciences.
News
The St. Thomas More Center in Spain has launched a campaign for mandatory family therapy
“Divorce is not the solution.” This is the slogan of the campaign launched by the Spanish legal center St. Thomas More, which has proposed a petition for a law that contemplates the obligation of ...
FAFCE
Fafce: “Ban on pornography and gratuitous violence on television to protect our children”
The reintroduction of “the ban on pornography and gratuitous violence on television, extending it to other audiovisual channels” to “better protect our children from harmful content and the new ...
The Pontifical John Paul II Institute is promoting a seminar on the pastoral for marginalized families
“Pastoral Commitment with marginalized and poor families” is the theme of the seminar proposed by the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family from 2 to 11 May. The event, ...