Youth
IYAB
For the first time, the young members of the IYAB met with Pope Leo XIV
For the first time, the young members of the International Youth Advisory Body (IYAB) met with Pope Leo XIV. The meeting took place last Friday, at the conclusion of the body’s second in-person ...
IYAB
Two days of study to define work guidelines for the next three years
“I bring you the greetings of the Prefect, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, and his encouragement to continue being valuable collaborators in the mission of the Holy Father and the Holy See, as well as ...
IYAB
Participation, synodality, and mission
From 28-31 October 2025, the International Youth Advisory Body (IYAB) is meeting in Rome at the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. This meeting brings together the members of the second ...
Message WYD
Walk with young people to be witnesses of peace and fraternity
‘You also are my witnesses, because you have been with me” (Jn 15:27) is the verse that guides Pope Leo XIV's Message for the 40th World Youth Day (WYD), which this year will again be ...
WYD Seoul 2027
Musicians and composers worldwide are invited to create the official hymn for the next World Youth Day in Seoul
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of World Youth Day (WYD) Seoul 2027, together with the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, is pleased to announce the launch of the WYD Theme Song ...
Family
De Paula Souza: “Young people’s enthusiasm and vision of the future can help change reality”
The Secretary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, Dr. Gleison De Paula Souza, was invited to speak on the theme “A future of inclusion for young pilgrims of hope. How to ...
Laity
Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, examples of holiness for young people
“Dear friends, Saints Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis are an invitation to all of us, especially young people, not to squander our lives, but to direct them upwards and make them ...
WYD Seoul 2027
Pope Leo XIV announces the dates of the next international edition of the World Youth Day
At the end of the Angelus prayer, immediately after Holy Mass on the occasion of the Youth Jubilee 2025, Pope Leo XIV announced the dates of the next World Youth Day in Seoul in 2027: ...
WYD Seoul 2027
Secretary Gleison De Paula Souza and a delegation from the Dicastery visit Seoul to accompany the progress of preparations for the next International WYD
The Secretary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, Dr. Gleison De Paula Souza, accompanied by Fr. Franco Galdino, coordinator of the Youth Area of the Dicastery, and officials from ...
Laity
In June, the beatification of the young Congolese man and the announcement of canonisations and decrees of venerability
On 15 June, the solemn beatification of the young Floribert Bwuana Chui, a Congolese from Goma, took place. He was killed in 2007 after resisting pressure to allow shipments of rotten rice to ...