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WYD
An article by Fr. Chagas on the celebration of the WYD in the local churches
It was November 19, 2020, Solemnity of Christ the King, when the Holy Father announced that from 2021 the diocesan celebration of the WYD would no longer be celebrated on Palm Sunday, rather on ...
Family
An articulate reflection 40 years after the Apostolic Constitution Divinus Perfectionis Magister
From November 9 to 11, 2022, at the Pontifical Lateran University, the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints and the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences promoted a conference entitled “Models of ...
WYD
November 20, 2022, the Solemnity of Christ the King, XXXVII World Youth Day in the Particular Churches will be celebrated. The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life invites young people to experience it in tune with the World Day of the Poor
Since last year, the World Youth Day in the Particular Churches has been celebrated on the Solemnity of Christ the King, which coincides with the Sunday following the World Day of the Poor. In ...
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The IOC Appeal, joined by the Dicastery, is the first fruit of the "Sport for All" Summit
One of the first fruits of the International Summit " “Sport for All. Cohesive, accessible and tailored to each person”, held in the Vatican on the 29 and 30th of September last, is an ...
Amoris Laetitia Family Year
The “Catechumenal Pathways for Married Life” available in 5 languages: Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese and French
The aim is to set up discernment paths of catechumenal inspiration, which can truly accompany young people to rediscover their faith and experience it when the vocation to family life opens up ...
WYD
With a "click" on a tablet, the Holy Father is the first participant registered for the next World Youth Day, which will take place in Lisbon in August next year
At the end of today's Angelus, flanked by youngs from Portugal who joined him at the window of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis made his online registration for WYD 2023. Dear young people, I ...
Life
A speech by Undersecretary Gambino on the occasion of the Voluntary Organization for International Cooperation's 40th anniversary
Prof. Gabriella Gambino, Undersecretary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, spoke at the 40th anniversary of the OVCI (Voluntary Organization for International Cooperation, committed ...
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WYD
A dedication alongside the International Preparatory Meeting for World Youth Day Lisbon 2023
During his trip to Fatima to participate in the International Preparatory Meeting for World Youth Day 2023, the Prefect of our Dicastery, Card. Kevin Farrell, was accompanied by the ...
WYD
Two days of activities to pinpoint where the preparation stand and promote the active participation of all young people, as we wait for registration to open up
The International Preparatory Meeting for World Youth Day Lisbon 2023 concluded today in Fátima. From October 17-19, the event gathered all the teams of the Local Organizing Committee (COL) of ...
WYD
Card. Farrell to the youth ministry delegates from around the world gathered in Fátima/Lisbon to prepare for WYD 2023
About 300 delegates from more than 100 countries, who belong to Episcopal Conferences, Movements, and Associations, gathered for the first time face-to-face since WYD Panama, due to the ...