As the 10th World Meeting of Families kicks off in Rome on Wednesday, the Under-Secretary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life recalls the urgency of proclaiming the beauty of marriage and the family in our modern world. There…
In the preface to a new biography of Venerable Armida Barelli, Pope Francis describes the pioneering laywoman as a witness “to the connection between what is heard and what is lived.” The story of her life is told in “La…
Pope Francis will preside over the celebration for the Sunday of the Word of God on 23 January in St. Peter’s Basilica. As explained by the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, this year’s liturgy includes some important novelties.…
The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life presents guidelines for World Youth Day celebrations in particular churches as a resource to be creative in planning and implementing initiatives which show that the Church considers its mission with young people to…
Pope Francis changes the Code of Canon Law to institutionalize what is already allowed in practice: the access of lay women to the service of the Word and the Altar. The Pope explains his decision in a letter to Cardinal…
VATICAN CITY - The new Statute for the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life was published by the Vatican on 8 May 2018. The new Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life was instituted by Pope Francis on 15 Aug 2016 with…
VATICAN CITY - On Saturday, 21 Apr 2018, Pope Francis named five new consultors of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, including three female academics and two priests.The women are Dr Linda Ghisoni, professor of canon law at…
VATICAN CITY - On 4 June 2016, it was announced that Pope Francis has taken up a recommendation from the Council of Cardinals, and approved ad experimentum (on experiment) the statute of a new dicastery for the laity, family and life.…