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Theme for the First World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Sunday 25 July will see the celebration of the First World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. The theme chosen by the Holy Father for this World Day is “I am with you always” (cf. Mt 28:20) which ...
WYD
Two days of activities to pinpoint where the preparation stand and promote the active participation of all young people, as we wait for registration to open up
The International Preparatory Meeting for World Youth Day Lisbon 2023 concluded today in Fátima. From October 17-19, the event gathered all the teams of the Local Organizing Committee (COL) of ...
WYD
Card. Farrell to the youth ministry delegates from around the world gathered in Fátima/Lisbon to prepare for WYD 2023
About 300 delegates from more than 100 countries, who belong to Episcopal Conferences, Movements, and Associations, gathered for the first time face-to-face since WYD Panama, due to the ...
Persons with disabilities
The text of the contribution of people with disabilities to the synod on synodality now online
At the end of the special synodal listening session of persons with disabilities that the Dicastery organized starting in May 2022, we hereby publish the full version of the summary text that ...
#sport4all
Pope Francis closes the two-days Summit and participants sign the Declaration on Sport
With the Audience that the Holy Father gave to the participants, the International Summit 'Sport for All', organised by the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life together with the Dicastery ...
Sport
On September 29 and 30, 2022, an International Summit on Sport will be held at the Vatican in response to Pope Francis' call on the social, educational and spiritual importance of sport.
On September 29 and 30, 2022, in the New Synod Hall at the Vatican, the International Summit "Sport for All: Cohesive, Accessible and Tailored to each Person" will be held, promoted ...
Forum Amoris Laetitia
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From 9 to 12 June 2021, An online Forum: “Where are we with Amoris Laetitia? Strategies for implementing the apostolic exhortation of Pope Francis,” has been held and gathered the heads of ...
The Elderly
Press conference for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly and the Holy Father’s Message
"After such a difficult year there is a great need to celebrate, together, grandparents and grandchildren, young and old." With these words, Card. Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for the ...
Elderly
Starting today, French and Spanish translations of the proceedings of the first international conference on the pastoral care of the elderly are available for free online
The first international conference on the pastoral care of the elderly was an important ecclesial moment during which the Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life—as Card. Farrell observed in his ...
Sport
At the conclusion of the webinar series on sports and the pandemic, reflections and proposals for the future
The first webinar of the COVID era, which was organized by the Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life in collaboration with the John Paul II Foundation for Sport, has come to a successful ...