Pope Francis
The Pope Video
Vatican News in dialogue with Dr Linda Ghisoni on the Holy Father's prayer intention for the month of April
On Friday 12 April, Dr Linda Ghisoni, Under-secretary of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life, participated in the programme Estudio 9 of Vatican News alongside Andrea Sarubbi, ...
Life
The statement of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is available on our website
The statement of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Dignitas infinita – a document commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – was ...
The Pope's Video
Man and women, equal in dignity: Respect for the dignity of every person is a central tenet of Christianity
Pope Francis once again dedicates his monthly prayer intention to women. In The Pope Video for April, which he has entrusted to the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, the Holy ...
Christus Vivit
Five years after the publication of Christus Vivit, Pope Francis writes a new message to young people
On 25 March 2019, in the Holy House of Loreto, Pope Francis signed the Post-Synodal Exhortation Christus Vivit, a 'letter' to young people that encapsulated the work of the Synod of Bishops on ...
Dicastery
The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed as Consultors of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life: Reverend Monsignor Simone Renna, Under-Secretary of the Dicastery for the Clergy; Reverend ...
IYAB
A private and moving moment to conclude the mandate of the first members of the Advisory Body
Recently, at the conclusion of their final meeting after a four-year period of activity, the members of the International Youth Advisory Body (IYAB) met with the Holy Father in an informal ...
Dicastery
The Church's universal face in the newly-appointed members who join those in office
The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed ad quinquennium as Members of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life: H.E. Msgr. Josep Ángel Saiz Meneses – Archbishop of Seville (Spain); Rev. Fr. ...
WYD
Pope Francis marks the beginning of a two-year cycle on the theme of hope that will prepare young people for the Jubilee of 2025
The Holy Father's Message to the youth for the XXXVIII World Youth Day to be celebrated in particular Churches around the world on the Solemnity of Christ the King, November 26, 2023, is ...
Children
A delegation of children from France's L'Action Catholique des Enfants and their chaperones visited the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life on the occasion of their meeting with the Holy Father
More than seven thousand children answered to the Holy Father's invitation to meet him at the Vatican on November 6, 2023, and filled the Paul VI Hall with their voices, songs and colorful ...
Youth
A friend of the youth, he was President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
During the Audience granted on November 8 to Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, the Supreme Pontiff authorized the same Dicastery to promulgate the ...