Event
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
A kit with pastoral guidelines for the celebration is available
Pope Leo XIV’s message on the occasion of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly was published today; the sixth edition of this event will be celebrated on Sunday, July 26, ...
Elderly
On 10 June 2026, a Study Day on Pastoral Care of the Elderly
On 10 June 2026, the study day entitled “A Bridge Towards Heaven: The Magisterium of Fragility In A Time Of Strength” will be held in Rome, in the Sala Pio XI of Palazzo San Calisto. The event ...
Associations and Movements
Cardinal Kevin Farrell opened the Meeting, which continued with presentations by experts on the topic and updates from the Dicastery. The Holy Father’s visit, group discussions and the ...
Associations and Movements
Pope Leo XIV's meeting with Moderators of Associations of the faithful
Below is the Address given by the Holy Father Leo XIV to Participants in the Meeting of Moderators of Associations of the Faithful, Ecclesial Movements and New Communities, organised by the ...
Movements and Associations
Annual Meeting with the Moderators of the International Associations of the Faithful, Ecclesial Movements, and New Communities will take place on May 21 and 22
As is customary, this year the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life is organizing and hosting the Annual Meeting with the Moderators of the International Associations of the Faithful, ...
Marriage and Family
An ecclesial reflection on marriage, faith and the munus docendi: the focus was on the formation of priests for family ministry
A study seminar dedicated to the relationship between marriage, faith and priestly formation took place on 28 April at the Casina Pio IV, with the aim of exploring an issue of growing relevance ...
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Pope Leo XIV at the Angelus Prayer on the Fifth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
‘Dear brothers and sisters! Today we celebrate the Fifth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, centred on the theme: “Blessed are those who have not lost hope.” At the end of ...
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Dicastery's Pastoral indications for a Jubilee celebration with the elderly unable to physically make the pilgrimage
The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life has released the official prayer and suggestions for celebrations, with particular attention to elderly people unable to participate in the jubilee ...
Associations and Movements
Unity and Mission in Union with the Pope
This morning, in the Clementine Hall, the Holy Father Leo XIV received in Audience the participants in the Annual Meeting of Moderators of Associations ...
Associations and Movements
Card. Kevin Farrell opens Annual Meeting with Moderators of Eccelesial Communities (June 4-6, 2025)
Card. Kevin Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, welcomed the approximately 250 participants, moderators and representatives of the 115 aggregations recognized by ...