2025
WYD Seoul 2027
Secretary Gleison De Paula Souza and a delegation from the Dicastery visit Seoul to accompany the progress of preparations for the next International WYD
The Secretary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, Dr. Gleison De Paula Souza, accompanied by Fr. Franco Galdino, coordinator of the Youth Area of the Dicastery, and officials from ...
Family
From 6 to 12 July, the second edition of the Training Course for International Family Movements
The second edition of the Training Course for International Family Movements organised by the Pontifical Theological Institute John Paul II for Marriage and Family Sciences, in ...
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Dicastery's Pastoral indications for a Jubilee celebration with the elderly unable to physically make the pilgrimage
The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life has released the official prayer and suggestions for celebrations, with particular attention to elderly people unable to participate in the jubilee ...
Laity
In June, the beatification of the young Congolese man and the announcement of canonisations and decrees of venerability
On 15 June, the solemn beatification of the young Floribert Bwuana Chui, a Congolese from Goma, took place. He was killed in 2007 after resisting pressure to allow shipments of rotten rice to ...
Human Life
A series of webinars with delegates from the Life Offices of the Episcopal Conferences has begun: one more step towards building a Pastoral Care of Human Life
Following the recent publication of the resource “Life is always a good”, edited by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, the first two online meetings were held in May and June with the ...