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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 ...
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 ...