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Amoris Laetitia Videos
Available now: the third video of the Holy Father in dialogue with families
“With the same look of tenderness and mercy that Jesus had, the Church wants to accompany families so that every family might be a pillar of evangelization. I would like to say one thing to you: with ...
Rosary for engaged couples
Did you know that, in the Year of St. Joseph, a Plenary Indulgence is being offered to families and engaged couples?
In the Year of St. Joseph, a Decree issued by the Apostolic Penitentiary on December 8, 2020 on the granting of Indulgences states that the special gift of a Plenary Indulgence will be granted under ...
Natality
Pope Francis at the opening of the States General for Birth-rates
"Children are the hope that revives a people! [...] If families are not at the centre of the present, there will be no future; but if families restart, everything restarts." Said Pope ...
Amoris Laetitia Family Year
Gabriella Gambino at the webinar of the CCEE “Family: toward a pastoral care of mission and communion”
The Family and Life Commission of the CCEE (Council of Bishops' Conferences of Europe) invited representatives of the Bishops' Conferences from all over Europe to the first official online meeting of ...
10 videos Amoris Laetitia
Pope Francis in dialogue with families in a series of 10 videos
«How do we imagine God’s love? Is there a concrete reality in the world that helps us see this love with our own eyes? Certainly there is! It is the family! The image of God is reflected in man ...
Press Release
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 ...
Academic initiatives
On 23 and 24 April an event at the Pontifical Gregorian University
The experience of the pandemic has exposed false certainties and revealed the pitfalls present in relationship dynamics. Fragility and vulnerability have also emerged in the lives of individuals as ...
Amoris Laetitia Family Year
Academic and pastoral events in the United States, Chile, and Guatemala
Since the Holy Father first opened the “Amoris Laetitia Family Year,” preparations for many events focused on deepening an appreciation for the Apostolic Exhortation—which celebrated its fifth ...
Protection of minors
Undersecretary Ghisoni invited to the presentation of the WUCWO volumes
On the occasion of the opening of the “Amoris Laetitia Family Year,” and in anticipation of the Easter Triduum, the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations (WUCWO) held three webinars (in ...
10 videos Amoris Laetitia
Pope Francis in dialogue with families in a series of 10 videos
“Today we will begin a 10-month journey undertaken together to talk about the beauty of being a family. Everyone is called to lovingly care for the life of the family, because families are ...