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Life
the new Pastoral Framework of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
Tomorrow, 25 March 2025, marks the 30th Anniversary of the Encyclical Letter Evangelium vitae. On this occasion, the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life is publishing a Pastoral ...
Women
Sex-selective practices in Gabriella Gambino’s address at the side event of the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York
“The international community must therefore feel called to reflect on the urgency of establishing a universal ban on all forms of sex-selective practices, both before and after birth, and to ...
Women
Education, cultural shift in family and motherhood, recognition of the dignity and the right to life of every human being in the Statement by Gabriella Gambino, Head of the Holy See Delegation at the UN 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
Equality between man and woman, much remains to be done. Education, cultural shift in family and motherhood, recognition of the dignity and the right to life of every human being: these are the ...
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 ...
Laity
Along with Salvo D'Acquisto and Cunegonda Swiec: lay people at the service of the Church and others
On 24 February 2025, during the audience granted to His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, and His Excellency Monsignor Edgar Peña Parra, Substitute for General Affairs, Pope ...
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, ...