Formation of lay faithful

EventS
A summary of the first day's session, with speeches and testimonies from around the world

  The Conference for the Presidents and Representatives of Episcopal Commissions for the Laity began this morning in the New Synod Hall. Its goal is to create a place for dialogue and the ...

Events
Prefect Farrell's keynote address at the opening of the Conference for Presidents and Representatives of Episcopal Commissions for the Laity

  Starting from today until Saturday, Feb. 18, the International Conference "Pastors and Lay Faithful Called to Go Forward Together," organized by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and ...

Events
Press Conference to present the Conference "Pastors and Lay Faithful Called to Walk Together"

  At 11:30 a.m. this morning, in live streaming from the Holy See Press Office, St. Pius X Hall, Via dell'Ospedale 1, a Press Conference was held to present the International Conference for the ...

#sport4all
The IOC Appeal, joined by the Dicastery, is the first fruit of the "Sport for All" Summit

  One of the first fruits of the International Summit " “Sport for All. Cohesive, accessible and tailored to each person”, held in the Vatican on the 29 and 30th of September last, is an ...

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 ...

Bioethics
Registration now open for 2nd level university master's degree in Bioethics and Formation

  The Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute and the Italian Catholic University of the Sacred Heart are re-launching for the next academic biennium 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 the course for ...

Year of Saint Joseth
Two important messages from Cardinal Farrell on the figure of St. Joseph

In June, Cardinal Kevin Farrell attended two meetings held for the Shalom Congress of Families and the 40th anniversary of Couples for Christ. In his messages for both events, the Cardinal took the ...

Family and food-justice
The intervention of Undersecretary Ghisoni at the webinar “Food for Life: the role of women in promoting integral human development”

The family, and above all women, as a factor of change for the achievement of sustainable development goals, in particular the elimination world hunger. Linda Ghisoni, Undersecretary of the Dicastery ...

Laity
The 37 year old judge killed by the mafia beatified in Agrigento

May 9, 2021, saw the beatification of Rosario Livatino, an Italian magistrate whom Pope Francis called a “martyr of justice and faith”. Blessed Rosario was born in 1952, in Canicattì, Sicily. After ...

Women
Feminisms, gender and Catholic identity in the 21st century - the Secretary inaugurates the online course

How does Mary speak to women today? Is it an icon to follow? These questions and many others were answered by Fr. Alexandre Awi Mello, Secretary of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, during ...