Family
Family
De Paula Souza: “Young people’s enthusiasm and vision of the future can help change reality”
The Secretary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, Dr. Gleison De Paula Souza, was invited to speak on the theme “A future of inclusion for young pilgrims of hope. How to ...
Family and Life
The Holy Father addresses participants in the Meeting promoted by CELAM, the Pontifical Academy for Life, and the John Paul II Institute
With an Audience by the Holy Father Leo XIV, Friday, 19 September, the Jubilee and Synodal Meeting for Hopeful Discernment on the Future of Life and the Family came to an end. The Meeting ...
Children
A reflection by Gabriella Gambino on the urgent need to evangelize children and young people
“We can no longer take for granted that faith is automatically passed down from parents to children”. With these words, Prof. Gabriella Gambino, Undersecretary of the Dicastery for Laity, ...
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 ...
Family
A study seminar and a project for an International Confederation of Catholic Family Associations
How can family networks make an effective contribution to the Church and society? This was the topic discussed by participants at the International Seminar ‘Family Networks for the Future of ...
Family
Today and tomorrow, a study seminar on the ecclesial and pastoral mission in relation to young people and families
“Dear brothers and sisters, I am pleased that following the celebration of the Jubilee for Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly a group of experts has gathered at ...
Family, Children, Grandparents, Elderly
Over three days, more than 60,000 pilgrims celebrated the Jubilee with Pope Leo XIV, in a spirit of hope
Engaged couples, married couples, parents, children, grandparents, uncles, aunts, young people and the elderly: families from all over the world gathered in Rome from 30 May to 1 June to ...
Family
At Trinità dei Monti, a meeting hosted by the Emmanuel Community as part of the Jubilee for Families
As part of the three days dedicated to the Jubilee for Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly – with over 70,000 people from 130 countries present in Rome – among the various ...
Grandparents
25th anniversary of the Catholic Grandparents Association
The Catholic Grandparents Association is not simply an organization, but a community that embodies the Church's mission: to be a sign of hope and unity. On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, ...
Family
A call from the Secretary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life on the occasion of the 15th National Symposium on Families in Aparecida, Brazil
“I thank you for all the work you are doing through the Church’s evangelizing mission in Brazil, in communion with Pope Leo XIV, as we renew our identity as pilgrims of hope, serving families ...
Pope Leo XIV
Young people, children and mothers, in Pope Leo XIV's first Regina Coeli
On Sunday 11 May, Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica and, in front of about 100,000 people, recited his first Regina Coeli. Welcoming and ...
The Pope Video
In the video recorded a few weeks ago, Pope Francis asks us to pray for broken families
Pope Francis dedicates his prayer intention for the month of March to families in crisis. This is an increasingly more important theme in society today in which the number of separations and ...
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 ...
Family
Gabriella Gambino's greeting to participants
The National Commission for the Pastoral Care of Family and Life of the Uruguayan Conference of Bishops organized the National Meeting of Families, which took place on Saturday, 19 October ...