Event
WYD Seoul 2027
With one year to go, the Local Organizing Committee has released the official song that will accompany the World Youth Day in Seoul
The official Theme Song for the upcoming 41st World Youth Day, which will take place in Seoul from August 3 to 8 of next year, was unveiled on August 3—exactly one year before the event ...
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
A kit with pastoral guidelines for the celebration is available
Pope Leo XIV’s message on the occasion of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly was published today; the sixth edition of this event will be celebrated on Sunday, July 26, ...
Amoris Laetitia 10th Anniversary
The Meeting convened by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV with the Heads of the Eastern Catholic Churches and the Presidents of the Episcopal Conferences will be held in the Vatican from 7 to 14 October 2026
Ten years after Amoris laetitia: proclaiming the Gospel with families today. The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life and the General Secretariat of the Synod have published the ...
Elderly
On 10 June 2026, a Study Day on Pastoral Care of the Elderly
On 10 June 2026, the study day entitled “A Bridge Towards Heaven: The Magisterium of Fragility In A Time Of Strength” will be held in Rome, in the Sala Pio XI of Palazzo San Calisto. The event ...
Associations and Movements
Cardinal Kevin Farrell opened the Meeting, which continued with presentations by experts on the topic and updates from the Dicastery. The Holy Father’s visit, group discussions and the ...
Associations and Movements
Pope Leo XIV's meeting with Moderators of Associations of the faithful
Below is the Address given by the Holy Father Leo XIV to Participants in the Meeting of Moderators of Associations of the Faithful, Ecclesial Movements and New Communities, organised by the ...
Movements and Associations
Annual Meeting with the Moderators of the International Associations of the Faithful, Ecclesial Movements, and New Communities will take place on May 21 and 22
As is customary, this year the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life is organizing and hosting the Annual Meeting with the Moderators of the International Associations of the Faithful, ...
Marriage and Family
An ecclesial reflection on marriage, faith and the munus docendi: the focus was on the formation of priests for family ministry
A study seminar dedicated to the relationship between marriage, faith and priestly formation took place on 28 April at the Casina Pio IV, with the aim of exploring an issue of growing relevance ...
Marriage and Family
Tuesday, 28 April, a Day devoted to formation of priests in accompanying young people, engaged couples, and married couples in faith will take place
On Tuesday 28 April 2026, at the Casina Pio IV, the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life will host a study day on “The Sacrament of Marriage, Faith and the Munus Docendi". The ...
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
The Holy Father has chosen the theme for the Day to be celebrated on 26 July 2026
‘I will never forget you’ (Is 49:15) is the theme chosen by the Holy Father for the Sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly which aims to emphasise how God's love for each person never ...