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Youth Pastoral Ministry
To the 300 participants also the presentation of the next Youth Jubilee and WYD Seoul 2027
The International Congress on Youth Ministry organised by the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life (DLFL) commenced this morning, on 23 May 2024. Around 300 participants from 110 ...
Life
Launched by the Dicastery, the task of accompanying and supporting the Family and Life Commissions of the Bishops’ Conferences around the world
On 18 April, the Dicastery hosted an online meeting attended by almost 200 people including heads of the Family and Life Commissions of the Bishops’ Conferences, representatives of family ...
Youth Ministry
From 23 to 25 May, the International Congress on Youth Ministry
From 23 to 25 May, approximately 300 delegates of Episcopal Conferences from 110 countries will take part in the International Congress on Youth Ministry which was organised by the Dicastery ...
Movements and Associations
The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life invites to join the initiative on 8 June
“At 1 pm we are invited to dedicate a minute for peace – in prayer, for believers; in reflection, for non-believers – everyone together for a more fraternal world.” With these words, ...
Family
Supporting imperfect and struggling families
Organised by the Institute for Advanced Family Studies (IESF) of the International University of Catalunya (UIC) in Barcelona, the second edition of Days for Family ...
Grandparents and the Elderly
Rediscovering fraternity, building bonds, and living a Day without loneliness: pastoral guidelines from the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
Pope Francis' Message on the occasion of the Fourth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly was published today. The Fourth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will be ...
Associations and Movements
The homily by Card. Kevin Farrell
We publish the text of the homily pronounced in Italian by H.Em. Card. Kevin J. Farrell, who presided at the Mass on the second day of the National Assembly of Catholic Action that took place ...
Ad Limina
Southern Italy’s regions close the Italian Ad Limina Visits
The Ad Limina Visits conducted by the bishops of southern Italy all took place in April. In an open and very cordial dialogue with the Dicastery, bishops addressed the topic covered by the ...
The Elderly
Pope Francis with grandparents, the elderly and grandchildren: ‘The Caress and the Smile’
On Saturday 27 April, the Paul IV Hall filled with almost 6000 people who participated in a special Audience - ‘The Caress and the Smile’ - that was organised by the Great ...
Marriage and Family
Under-secretary Gambino at the National Family Pastoral Day in Lezhë
On 20 April 2024 in Lezhë, Albania, the National Day of Family Pastoral Care was celebrated at the ‘Redemptoris Mater’ Seminary. Organised by the Episcopal Commission for Laity, Family and Life ...