Formation of lay faithful
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 ...
Plenary Assembly
Pope Leo XIV's words to participants in the Dicastery's 3rd Plenary Assembly
On the third and final day of the Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, participants were received in audience by Pope Leo XIV. Below find the Holy Father's ...
Plenary Assembly
In his opening remarks, Cardinal Kevin Farrell emphasised the urgency of formation and the importance of World Meetings
On Wednesday, Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life, opened his Dicastery's third plenary assembly, being held from 4 to 6 February at the ...
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 ...
Local Churches
Initiatives of CELAM and the Bishops' Conference of Chile for the protection of minors and vulnerable persons in the ecclesial context
Comparing approaches and exchanging experiences, in order to understand the current situation in the Latin American Church in the area of abuse prevention, and to discover effective ways ...
Formation of the Laity
At the Biennal of Catholic Laity of the Philippines, the Dicastery's message
Lay co-responsibility in the life of the Church and formation. An inseparable pair for an increasingly synodal Church. These issues were addressed by the Undersecretary of the Dicastery, Linda ...
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The fourth podcast of the series produced by the Dicastery addresses the theme of the lay apostolate
The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life's Laityfamilylife podcast series continues with the fourth episode that is dedicated to an in-depth study on the theme “The Lay Apostolate”. The ...
Laity
Ghisoni: Cisneros is a role model for us lay people
“In our catecheses, we continue to meet passionate witnesses to the proclamation of the Gospel. Let us recall that this is a series of catecheses on apostolic zeal, on the will and even the ...
Lay faithful
The future canonists of the Polish "Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński" University visited the Dicastery
Students from the Faculty of Canon Law at "Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński" University in Warsaw, Poland, visited the Dicastery last week as part of a study trip that also included visits ...
Events
A meeting with the Holy Father closes the work of the Conference "Pastors and laity called to walk together"
This morning, the Holy Father Francis received in Audience, in the New Synod Hall at the Vatican, the participants in the International Conference for the Presidents and Referents ...