Family

Synod 2021-2023
Ideas for embarking on the synodal process with families published

  Families wish to walk along the synodal path as pastoral and ecclesial subjects, giving their contribution with their own experience of joy and suffering to the mission of the Church. ...

WMOF2022
In support of the catechesis "We are all children, we are all brothers" of WMOF 2022, the short film produced by the Diocese of Rome

  As we come closer to the 10th World Meeting of Families, which will take place in Rome from June 22nd to June 26th 2022, the Diocese of Rome has developed seven catecheses on the ...

WMOF 2022
In support of the catechesis "Nazareth: making love normal" of WMOF 2022, the short film produced by the Diocese of Rome

As we come closer to the 10th World Meeting of Families, which will take place in Rome from June 22nd to June 26th 2022, the Diocese of Rome has developed seven catecheses on the family, so ...

Dicastery
The Dicastery's project on the themes of family, life and the laity is launched to contribute to a culture of listening and love for others

  Being inspired is the aim of a series of videos that the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life is presenting on themes concerning human life, in its spiritual, but also social, cultural, ...

10 videos Amoris Laetitia
A collection of the 10 guides and 10 videos of the pope with families to deepen Amoris Laetitia

  From March to December 2021, the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life – in collaboration with the Dicastery for Communication and Vatican News – released 10 Amoris Laetitia Videos, with the ...

Academic Initiatives
The Undersecretary, Prof. Gambino, opens the second appointment of the cycle of conferences "Amoris Laetitia"

  On Friday 18 February 2022, the study seminar entitled Discernment: a Christian way of life took place, organized by the "John Paul II" Pontifical Theological Institute and the ...

Life
A reflection by the Family and Life area of our Dicastery

  We publish a reflection by the Family and Life area of our Dicastery on the inviolable value of human life in relation to the end-of-life situations, starting from the most recent Magisterium ...

Elderly
This is the theme chosen by the Holy Father for the II World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly 2022

  On Sunday, July 24, 2022, the Second World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will be celebrated throughout the universal Church. The theme chosen by the Holy Father for the occasion is ...

WMOF 2022
In support of the catechesis "Called to holiness" of WMOF 2022, the short film produced by the Diocese of Rome

  As we come closer to the 10th World Meeting of Families, which will take place in Rome from June 22nd to June 26th 2022, the Diocese of Rome has developed seven catecheses on the ...

WMOF 2022
Now available a vademecum to be of help to the particular Churches in the organization of local meetings

  As established by Pope Francis, the World Meeting of Families in June 2022 will be a “multi-centre” and “widespread” event. Each diocese therefore should organize events, reflections and ...

WMOF 2022
In support of the catechesis "Vocation and family" of WMOF 2022, the short film made by the Diocese of Rome

  As we come closer to the 10th World Meeting of Families, which will take place in Rome from June 22nd to June 26th 2022, the Diocese of Rome has developed seven catecheses on the family, ...

#IamChurch
On the occasion of Sunday of the Word of God, the latest video in the #IamChurch series

  The latest video in the #IamChurch series tells of Antonietta and Federico, two young people from Rome who are living their faith experience within a Faith and Light community. Their story is ...

Patris Corde
Pope Francis’ interview with Vatican Media on paternity and family

    Andrea Monda – Alessandro Gisotti © L'Osservatore romano, 13 January 2022. The Special Year dedicated to Saint Joseph ended 8 December 2021, but Pope Francis’ attention and love for ...

10 Videos Amoris Laetitia
Online the tenth and last episode of the dialogue of the Pope with families

  «The family does not consist only of husband and wife, children, because Jesus dwells in the marriage. The Lord lives in the family truly and concretely. He is communicated through acts of love ...

Amoris Laetitia Family Year
Gabriella Gambino, Undersecretary of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, to Vatican News

  © Vatican News, 27 december 2021 - "A Christmas gift to you, newly married couples, an encouragement, a sign of nearness and an occasion for meditation." This is how Pope ...