Family
The Miracle of Life
The Congregation for the Causes of Saints recognizes the healing of an unborn child
Paul VI has made another great and decisive step towards canonization. The members of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints unanimously gave the green light to the second miracle attributed to the ...
Local Churches
A note from the Bishops of Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta to accompany couples and families in difficult situations
To implement Amoris Laetitia the Bishops of Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta have drawn up some guidelines now published in a note entitled “The Lord is close to those who have a wounded heart. Accompany, ...
Pope Francis
In his address to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Tribunal of the Roman Rota, the Pope reaffirms the intangibility of human life and the importance of the family, “the future of the Church and of society”
Pope Francis pronounced two important speeches in recent weeks on the themes of marriage, family, and life. The first was addressed to the participants of the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for ...
John Paul II Institute
A seminar on the logic of desire and the theology of faith
"Faithfulness and Trust: The Logic of Desire and the Theology of Faith” is the theme of the study seminar promoted by the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute. Today, the culture of ...
Family and New Technologies
The report of the International Center for Family Studies: “The Social Networks, Valid Support”
The favorite social network of families is WhatsApp, where most of the family connections are present (82%). On Facebook, however, they are just over one half (51.4%). The instant messaging ...
John Paul II Institute
The Chair “Gaudium et Spes” at the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences was inaugurated a few days ago. “The new chair—a note indicates—expresses the ...
The Expert’s Note
A comment on the 2017 CISF Report by Dr. Marco Brusati, analyst of anthropological models of the mass media system
"We need a specific and stable commitment to know and guide the media relations of the very young, starting as early as late childhood; for example and as a first step, we cannot ignore whose ...
Local Churches
The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences calls for reflection on the Catholic family as a domestic Church on a mission of mercy
The Churches in Asia “reaffirm the mission of pastoral care of families. To fulfill this mission, the family needs a formation that empowers it, so that everyone feels called to love family life.” ...
WMOF
The eighth podcast in the series “Let’s Talk Family” designed to accompany the World Meeting of Families, is online.
Richard Brennan, head of the volunteer project of the 2018 World Meeting of Families, is the protagonist of the new episode—the eighth one—of the series of podcasts “Let’s Talk Family” proposed weekly ...
Local Churches
Bishop De Luca: “360-degree help for the family so that it may be the territory’s absolute protagonist of the territory”
A Family Help Center named “Amoris Laetitia” was opened a few weeks ago in the diocese of Termoli-Larino to provide assistance and support of experts and qualified personnel in different fields. A ...
Formation
A course on the theology of marriage begins tomorrow at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum
The Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum has organized, in collaboration with the Project Misterogrande, a course of nuptial theology that will begin tomorrow and last ...
Pope Francis
The Holy Father’s words in Lima, Trujillo and Puerto Maldonado: “What would Peru be like, without its mothers and grandmothers!”
“Your faces, your questions and your lives are important for the Church and we need to give them the importance they deserve. We must also have the courage of the many young people of this land who ...
Books
The social networks are full of children: Who protects them?
The observations of the journalist Simone Cosmi and the psychoanalyst Alberto Rossetti, in the book published by Città Nuova “Nasci, cresci e posta” constitute this guide for understanding ...
Local Churches
The Archdiocese of Toledo proposes a path for spouses celebrating their silver anniversary
For years now, golden and silver wedding anniversaries have been celebrated in different parishes of the Archdiocese of Toledo. The diocesan delegate for the family and life, Miguel Garrigós ...
WMOF
Update on the organizational activities: the preparations for the Festival, the Icon of the Holy Family, and podcast number 7 of the series “Let's Talk Family”
The preparations for the IX World Meeting of Families in Dublin are speeding up. The members of the organizing committee met a few days ago in Ireland’s capital to prepare the Festival of Families. ...