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Elderly
Two online meetings, towards the 2nd International Congress on the Pastoral Care of the Elderly

  On 3 and 5 December, the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life organized two important online meetings with those responsible for the pastoral care of the elderly in the Conferences of Bishops ...

Movements and Associations
The proceedings of the Meeting of Moderators of Associations of the Faithful, Ecclesial Movements and New Communities have been published (13 June 2024)

  The book, which will soon be translated into English, Spanish, and French, includes the texts of the papers from the day with the Moderators of Associations of the Faithful, Ecclesial Movements ...

WYD
Portuguese and Korean Youth in St. Peter’s basilica for the handover of WYDs Symbols

  During the weekend of November 23-24, the 39th World Youth Day was celebrated all around the world. In the Vatican, it was especially celebrated with the ceremonial passing of the Youth Cross ...

Ad Limina
In November, the Dicastery also met with Greece

  The Catholic Church in Greece is a very minoritarian Church. Greek Catholics of all rites (Latin, Byzantine, Armenian) number about 60,000 faithful (0.5% of the country's population). In ...

Ad Limina
The Ad Limina Visits of the SECAM countries ended in November

  With four Episcopal Conferences - Namibia, Lesotho, Mali and CERNA - the Visits ad Limina of the countries that are part of SECAM/SCEAM (Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and ...

WYD
At the end of the celebration, the traditional handing over of WYD symbols from Lisbon to Seoul

  The 39th World Youth Day will be celebrated on Sunday, 24 November 2024, the Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe. This year, the Holy Father has chosen as its theme the ...

WYD Seoul 2027
Designed by a team of young people following an online survey, here are its symbols and meanings explained

  The design of the logo for the 41st World Youth Day in Seoul, to be held in 2027, was the first step taken by the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) in Seoul and was announced during a Press ...

Formation of the laity
For the success of “Sport for All” in 2022, an award to Santiago Perez de Camino

  The TAFISA Friend for Life award ceremony was held on Monday, 11 November, in the main hall of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. In the presence of the Secretary, 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 ...

Marriage
Keynote speech by Professor Gambino at the 54th ASCAI National Congress in Pompei

  From 2 to 5 September 2024, the 54th Congress of Associazione Canonistica italiana (ASCAI) took place in Pompei under the theme “Matrimonial consent and lack of faith: teachings and ...