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#Synod2018
The pre-synodal meeting that will bring together 300 young people from all over the world as protagonists, from 19 to 24 March, was presented. The call to contribute through social networks.

On the anniversary of the beginning of his Petrine ministry, on March 19th, Pope Francis will open the work of the pre-synodal meeting that will bring together 300 young people from all over the world ...

Pope Francis
The invitation to not be afraid, the importance of the name, the grace of God, and the courage in the present: these are the four cardinal points of Pope Francis’ Message for WYD 2018

“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God” (Lk 1:30) is the theme of Pope Francis’ Message to the young people preparing for the XXXIII World Youth Day 2018, which will be celebrated ...

Youth
A project launched by Saint-Jean-Marie Vianney Lausanne and Caritas Jerusalem to encourage prayer for peace

A million and a half rosaries, made by needy families in Bethlehem, will be given to the young people preparing for the Panama WYD to encourage them to pray for peace. This project entitled “AveJmj,” ...

Local Churches
The Umbrian Bishops’ Conference launches the third edition of the two-year school of formation for families

The third edition of the family formation course “Mysterium Familiae” has been launched. This initiative is intended to respond to Pope Francis’ call to help every family to discover itself as a ...

Family
The New Paradigm of Amoris Laetitia

Adopting the words of the Secretary of State, Card. Pietro Parolin, the Archbishop of Chicago, reiterated in his lecture at the Annual Meeting of the Von Hugel Institute that the Apostolic Exhortation ...

Announcement
The new issue of the newscast “Good News” available in five languages on the Dicastery's YouTube channel

The Pope, the activities of the Superiors and Officials, the work in progress in preparation for the great upcoming events, in Dublin for families and Panama for the young, and much more is presented ...

Towards Easter
A resource for Lent from the diocese of Rome

“We want prayer to become once again the normal and daily breath of each of the faithful and of their communities of life and work, starting with the reality of the family.” This is the wish of Rome’s ...

Young People and the CCEE
Cardinal Farrell meets with the Youth Commission of the Council of European Episcopal Conferences

In recent days, Cardinal Farrell received a delegation of the Youth Commission of the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe (CCEE), in view of a fruitful collaboration between the Dicastery ...

Activities of the Dicastery
Ad Limina Visit of the Bielorusian Bishops

The Bishops of Belarus came to the Dicastery on their Ad Limina Visit and shared the testimony of a Church that is slowly rising up again after having been oppressed for 70 years by totalitarianism. ...

The Miracle of Life
The Congregation for the Causes of Saints recognizes the healing of an unborn child

Paul VI has made another great and decisive step towards canonization. The members of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints unanimously gave the green light to the second miracle attributed to the ...