LAITY
“Enlivening and encouraging the promotion of the vocation and mission of the lay faithful in the Church and in the world” (Praedicate Evangelium, Art. 129) is an important part of the everyday work carried out by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. The lay faithful, as individuals, married or not, and as members belonging to associations, ecclesial movements, new communities, are the largest component of God's holy faithful people. The Holy Father's attention is directed to them through the work and pastoral care of this Dicastery, to encourage their participation and co-responsibility in the life and mission of the Church.
To this end, the Dicastery collaborates with the various lay ecclesial realities so that the lay faithful may share their faith experiences in social realities as well as their own secular expertise in the pastoral care and governance of the Church. Furthermore, it is the Dicastery's responsibility, in agreement with the other Dicasteries of the Roman Curia involved, to evaluate and approve the proposals of the Bishops' Conferences concerning the establishment of new ministries and ecclesiastical offices to be entrusted to the laity, according to the needs of the particular Churches. Through its work, the Dicastery expresses the Church's special solicitude for the youth; it accompanies the life and development of aggregations of the faithful and ecclesial movements; it deals with any hierarchical appeals relating to the associative life and the apostolate of the laity; and it strives to deepen reflection on the relationship between men and women in their respective specificity, reciprocity, complementarity and equal dignity.
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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, ...
Movements and Associations
Cardinal Kevin Farrell opens the Annual Meeting with Moderators
After the Opening Mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica and the Audience with Pope Francis, the Annual Meeting with Moderators of Associations of the Faithful, Ecclesial Movements and New Communities ...
Magisterium of Pope Francis on the Lay Faithful