Dicastery
Women
Education, cultural shift in family and motherhood, recognition of the dignity and the right to life of every human being in the Statement by Gabriella Gambino, Head of the Holy See Delegation at the UN 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
Equality between man and woman, much remains to be done. Education, cultural shift in family and motherhood, recognition of the dignity and the right to life of every human being: these are the ...
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
In a press release from the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, Pope Francis' choice for this jubilee year
The Holy Father has chosen the theme for the 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will be celebrated this year on Sunday, 27 July: “Blessed are those who have not lost hope.” ...
Fondazione Giovanni Paolo II per la Gioventù
Daniele Bruno reconfirmed as President for the next five years
Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, today appointed the new Board of Directors for the John Paul II Youth ...
Dicastery
Holy Mass in preparation for Christmas for Vatican employees at Palazzo San Calisto, presided over by Cardinal Pietro Parolin
On 18 December, a Holy Mass in preparation for Christmas was held in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of ...
Ad Limina
In November, the Dicastery also met with Greece
The Catholic Church in Greece is a very minoritarian Church. Greek Catholics of all rites (Latin, Byzantine, Armenian) number about 60,000 faithful (0.5% of the country's population). In ...
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 ...