Dicastery
Associations and Movements
Decree presented to the President and Founders
During a ceremony that took place in the Aula Magna of the Dicastery on Monday, June 26, the Decree by which the Via Pacis Association obtained confirmation of recognition as an international ...
Ad limina
Bishops from Ghana and Tanzania met with the Dicastery in May
Ghana - laity, the wealth of society As for the Ghanaian prelates, they described a country in which the Catholic Church is best known for its contribution to socioeconomic development through ...
Ad limina
In May, the Dicastery met with the bishops of East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands
East Timor – a flourishing Church East Timor (or Timor-Leste) is the second largest Catholic country in Asia, second only to the Philippines. The Church in East Timor is flourishing, and ...
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 ...
Plenary Assembly
After the greeting by Card. Farrell, the Holy Father's address to the participants in the 2nd Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery
"You are a 'popular' Dicastery, I would say, and this is beautiful! Remember: never lose this characteristic of closeness to the women and men of our time. Closeness, I emphasize ...
Plenary Assembly
Cardinal Kevin Farrell's Address to the Holy Father
We publish the Address to the Holy Father Francis by the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, on the occasion of the Holy Father' Audience to the ...
Plenary Assembly
The Second Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery takes place from April 20 to 22
The Second Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life opened today on the theme “Laity and Ministry in a Synodal Church”. Some 35 members and consultors from around the world ...
Sport
Press Conference announced and Programme published today
The Holy See Press Office has published the Programme and the Press Conference announcement for the presentation of "Sport for all. Cohesive, Accessible and Tailored to each ...
Secretary
A communiqué by Schoenstatt Fathers announces the General Council of the Community
The 6th General Chapter of the Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Fathers, which began meeting on August 3, 2022, elected the new General Council of the Community for the next six years, ...
Amoris Laetitia Family Year
The document has been published, “Catechumenal itineraries for married life. Pastoral guidelines for particular Churches"
The document is an initiative of the "Amoris Laetitia Family Year" and responds to the Holy Father's desire to offer new paths for preparation for the sacrament of marriage. "The ...