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Associations and Movements
On Wednesday March 11th 2026, in the offices of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, more than thirty delegates representing five continents took part in the ceremony granting Worldwide ...
Youth
At Sermig in Turin, a meeting promoted by the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue to discuss peace and fraternity
"Youth in Dialogue. Fraternity as a bond of peace" was the theme of the meeting that took place from March 6 to 8 in Turin, Italy, at the Arsenale della Pace (Sermig ...
WYD Seoul2027
Pilgrim participation packages and Second International Preparatory Meeting for WYD Seoul 2027 introduced
Some 245 youth ministry leaders and representatives from around the world joined the meeting. Pilgrim participation packages and Second International Preparatory Meeting for WYD Seoul ...
Marriage and Family
8th Interdisciplinary Study Day: The Role of Family and Community in Marriage Preparation
On March 5, 2026, the Center for Legal Studies on the Family at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross organized the eighth edition of the Interdisciplinary Study Day dedicated to ...
Ad Limina
In January, the Dicastery resumed Ad Limina visits and welcomed bishops from Slovenia, Puerto Rico and Peru
Every five years, bishops from different Episcopal Conferences make an Ad Limina Apostolorum visit to meet with the Holy Father. On this occasion, they also meet with the Dicasteries of the ...
Pray with the Pope
The Holy Father's prayer intention for February is dedicated to children
The Holy Father's prayer intention for February is dedicated to children. There are very serious illnesses and conditions which, although not fatal, are prolonged over time because they are ...
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
The Holy Father has chosen the theme for the Day to be celebrated on 26 July 2026
‘I will never forget you’ (Is 49:15) is the theme chosen by the Holy Father for the Sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly which aims to emphasise how God's love for each person never ...
Plenary Assembly
Pope Leo XIV's words to participants in the Dicastery's 3rd Plenary Assembly
On the third and final day of the Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, participants were received in audience by Pope Leo XIV. Below find the Holy Father's ...
Plenary Assembly
In his opening remarks, Cardinal Kevin Farrell emphasised the urgency of formation and the importance of World Meetings
On Wednesday, Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life, opened his Dicastery's third plenary assembly, being held from 4 to 6 February at the ...
Plenary Assembly
‘Until Christ is formed in you’ (Gal 4:19): The formation of the laity in Christian life will be the theme of the meeting
The third Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life will be held from Wednesday 4 to Friday 6 February at the General Curia of the Jesuits in Rome. The theme of the meeting ...