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WMOF - 30 Years
Ten World Meetings told in ten minutes, looking towards 2028
On 8 October 1994, Saint John Paul II summoned families from across the world to Rome to celebrate the first World Meeting of Families. It has been thirty years since that first meeting, and ...
IYAB
The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life is delighted to announce the appointment of the new members of the International Youth Advisory Body (IYAB), once again composed of 20 young people from ...
Ad Limina
In September, the bishops of Mozambique met with the Dicastery
Once again in September, only a group of bishops visited the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, for the customary five-yearly ad Limina Visit. The bishops of the Mozambique Bishops' ...
WYD
During the Press Conference, the handing over of the WYD symbols, which will take place on 24 November in Saint Peters, was also announced
This morning, 24 September, the Press Conference “Towards World Youth Day Seoul 2027” took place. “You also are my witnesses, because you have been with me” and “Take courage! I have ...
WYD
The experiences of 5 young people in the videos by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
In preparation for the 39th World Youth Day, which will be celebrated in particular Churches on Sunday, 24 November, on the Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe, the Dicastery for ...
WYD
The dimension of pilgrimage as an inward journey in the Holy Father's Message for the 39th World Youth Day
«Those who hope in the Lord will run and not be weary »: this is the passage from the so-called Book of Consolation (Is 40-55) that guides the Message for the 39th World Youth Day. This year, ...
Youth
The Holy Father meets with young people in Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore
Pope Francis met with young people three times during his long Apostolic Journey in Asian countries, which has just come to an end. In Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore, the Holy ...
Woman
LEV published a contribution to the theological-pastoral reflection on women within the Church
Libreria Editrice Vaticana (LEV) has published the book "Dieci donne sante: artefici dell’umano" [Ten Women Saints: Builders of Humanity], which brings together the papers of the ...
Associations and Movements
Linda Ghisoni attends the presentation of the book “A Revolution of Self. Life as Communion (1968-1970)”, by Father Luigi Giussani
In the dramatic social framework of 1968, which also affected the Church, Father Luigi Giussani had an idea for a movement that did not “specifically” concern “an individual movement, ...
Ad Limina
August was the month of the meeting with Kenya
The meeting of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life with the bishops of the Kenya Episcopal Conference took place on 27 August, on the occasion of the ad Limina Visit of the African ...