Local Church

WMOF
The delegate Msgr. Simón in Madrid at a conference for the preparation of the Meeting in Dublin

A few days ago, the delegate of our Dicastery, Msgr. Carlos Simon, attended a meeting in Madrid, at the headquarters of the Spanish Bishops' Conference. The focus of this encounter, attended by Family ...

APG23
Commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the Death of Father Oreste Benzi, on October 31st, at the Conference Center in Rimini

“A Life to Love” is the title of the Convention that will be held on October 31st, at the Rimini Conference Center, ten years after the death of Father Oreste Benzi. This initiative, promoted by the ...

Canada
The triennial Forum for Catholic Movements and Associations, which includes 25 lay entities working in the Church, met in Quebec

“Co-workers in the Vineyard” was the theme of the 2017 Forum for Canadian national Catholic movements and associations held early in October, in Châteauguay, Quebec. The forum, organized every three ...

Local Churches
The Archdiocese of Perugia proposes a series meetings for young people in preparation for 2018’s Synod

“Young & Holy” is the series of meetings for presenting to young people testimonies of their peers who lived and strived for holiness. This initiative is organized by the Archdiocese of ...

Formation
“Retrouvaille” proposes a course for accompanying those who are going through difficulties in the family

“The Couple and the Crisis: How to Accompany, Discern, Integrate” is the theme of the sessions of formation promoted conjointly by the association “Retrouvaille” and the Italian Confederation of ...

WMOF
From the Archdiocese of Dublin: A Vademecum with all you need to know to prepare for the 2018 World Meeting of Families

What exactly is a World Meeting of Families? How is the next one organized? How can we prepare for it? Will the Pope be in Dublin? How can we participate? Less than a year now separates us from the ...

Local Churches
Today in Lyon’s Cathedral of Saint John, a meeting for the separated, divorced and remarried

“Show them all that they are not only supported by everyone’s affection, love and attention but above all that we need them, in the journey they are on, because we build the Church together.” With ...

Local Churches
The Portuguese Archdiocese of Évora bets on the family for the new pastoral year

The family is “the heart of Christian life” and must be the stake of this new pastoral year, said Évora’s Archbishop, H.E. Msgr. José Alves, a few days ago at the inauguration of the pastoral year ...

Local Churches
Umbria, the Paschal Resource for the Family with a handwritten note from Pope Francis

“To the dear families of Umbria. The booklet summarizing the contents of the Encyclical Laudato si’, which will be given to you by your priests during the Paschal Blessing, is particularly significant ...

Amoris Laetitia
The Prefect Card. Farrell in the US for a Meeting at Boston College with 24 Theologians

The Prefect Card. Kevin Farrell, who is traveling in the United States and Canada these days, is attending a meeting today, at Boston College, on “Amoris Laetitia: A New Momentum for Moral Formation ...