Anno Famiglia Amoris Laetitia

"Amoris Laetitia Family" Year
The commitment of the dioceses to renewing family ministry by starting afresh from Amoris Laetitia

  One year from the celebration of the X World Meeting of Families, which concluded the "Amoris Laetitia Family" Year, at the Church level there is still an echo of the many ...

Family and Life
The first online meeting to familiarize with the two tools made available by the Dicastery

  During the International Forum on Amoris Laetitia (June 9-12, 2022) held during the Amoris Laetitia Family Year, bishops' conferences and international movements and associations involved in ...

Education and family
In the latest issue of the journal Educatio Catholica, an in-depth study on: “Education and Family”

  To close off the "Amoris Laetitia Family" Year, the journal Educatio Catholica has dedicated the monographic section of issue No. 4/2022 to the relationship between "Education ...

Marriage and family
"Catechumenal Pathways for Married Life" presented to the Bolivian Bishops' Conference

  The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life was invited by the Bolivian Bishops' Conference to speak at the meeting to program the National Plan for Family Pastoral Care for the three-year period ...

Letter to Married Couples
One year ago, in publishing the Letter to Married Couples, Pope Francis delivered a precious message for families to cherish in their hearts

On the Feast Day of the Holy Family of Nazareth - and on the occasion of the "Amoris Laetitia Family" Year - Pope Francis wrote a Letter to Married Couples: a Christmas gift, an ...

Marriage and Family
The Undersecretary, Prof. Gambino, attended the first presentation of the pastoral guidelines after their publication

  Experts and representatives of institutions dedicated to family science from all over South America participated - virtually and in attendance – in  the meeting held a few days ago at the ...

Amoris Laetitia Family Year
In the book 'Holiness in the Families of the World' - now available in pdf version - the story of love and holiness of Mr and Mrs Martin and seven other families

  On 12 July we celebrate the memory of the holy spouses Luis Martin (1823-1894) and Zélie Guérin (1831-1877), spouses and parents of nine children, including Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus, ...

WMOF22
A video by the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life to spread the Holy Father's mandate to the families of the world

  With just a few days after the conclusion of the 10th World Meeting of Families, the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life in a video encapsulates the legacy and the mandate that the Pope has ...

The Pope Video
The Pope Video for July concludes the triptych on Youth, Family and Elderly

  The Pope Video for July has just been released with the prayer intention that Francis is entrusting to the entire Catholic Church through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network. This month, the ...

#WMOF22
The "Jubilee of Families," in 2025 in Rome and the 11th World Meeting of Families in 2028 are the next upcoming events for families throughout the world, announced the Prefect of our Dicastery

The main celebrations of the 10th World Meeting of Families concluded with Mass in St. Peter's Square on the evening of Saturday, June 25. In his homily, the Pope encouraged families to carry on the ...