2025
Elderly
Online meetings continue in preparation for the 2nd International Conference on the Pastoral Care of the Elderly
The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life continues its commitment to the pastoral care of the elderly by organizing two online meetings: one dedicated to Asia and Oceania on ...
Family
Gabriella Gambino, Undersecretary, speaks at the presentation of Rosalba Manes' book “Tessitori di speranza. I nonni nella Bibbia”
“The fulfilment of a meaningful life for younger generations depends on recognizing the presence and richness that grandparents and the elderly represent for us. And this recognition must go ...
Family
The Secretary of the Dicastery, Dr. De Paula Souza, introduced a panel at the International Summit on Children's Rights
“Having a family is literally a fundamental right as it is the foundation for a whole range of other rights that a child cannot fully enjoy without a family.” With these words, Dr. Gleison De ...
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
In a press release from the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, Pope Francis' choice for this jubilee year
The Holy Father has chosen the theme for the 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will be celebrated this year on Sunday, 27 July: “Blessed are those who have not lost hope.” ...
Associations and Movements
A reflection of Cardinal Kevin Farrell on Fr. Luigi Giussani's contribution to the Church and the world
Twenty years after the death of Fr. Luigi Giussani, the founder of Fraternity of Communion and Liberation, Traces magazine published a reflection by Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, ...