Dicastery
Ad Limina
The Ad Limina Visits of the SECAM countries ended in November
With four Episcopal Conferences - Namibia, Lesotho, Mali and CERNA - the Visits ad Limina of the countries that are part of SECAM/SCEAM (Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and ...
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 ...
Ad Limina
In September, the bishops of Mozambique met with the Dicastery
Once again in September, only a group of bishops visited the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, for the customary five-yearly ad Limina Visit. The bishops of the Mozambique Bishops' ...
Ad Limina
August was the month of the meeting with Kenya
The meeting of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life with the bishops of the Kenya Episcopal Conference took place on 27 August, on the occasion of the ad Limina Visit of the African ...
Ad Limina
Three African realities met with the Dicastery in June
Countries with deep and urgent challenges and needs met with the Dicastery in June. The two Guineas and the common challenges to the pastoral care of youth and the family During their visit on ...
Ad Limina
The Dicastery welcomed Slovak bishops in June
On 6 June, the bishops from the Slovak Conference of Bishops conducted their five-year Ad Limina Visit to the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. The vitality of lay aggregations in ...
Ad Limina
Comparing three European realities during the Dicastery’s meetings in May
After the conclusion of the Ad Limina Visits in the Italian regions and following the Visit of Japan in April, some European Conferences of Bishops met with the Dicastery in May. Bosnia and ...
Ad Limina
Southern Italy’s regions close the Italian Ad Limina Visits
The Ad Limina Visits conducted by the bishops of southern Italy all took place in April. In an open and very cordial dialogue with the Dicastery, bishops addressed the topic covered by the ...
The Elderly
Pope Francis with grandparents, the elderly and grandchildren: ‘The Caress and the Smile’
On Saturday 27 April, the Paul IV Hall filled with almost 6000 people who participated in a special Audience - ‘The Caress and the Smile’ - that was organised by the Great ...
Ad Limina
The challenges of a minority Church
Japanese bishops met with our Dicastery on 9 April and presented their Conference of Bishops. The Church in Japan is an absolute minority in the overall population. Some faithful are foreign ...