“Love excuses all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Everything! Anything! It is love in spite of everything.
The Diocese of Rome and the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life now present the official prayer for the 10th World Meeting of Families to be held in Rome from 22 to 26 June 2022. The official hashtag is also ready: #WMOF2022.
Showcasing the strength of the Catholic movement to care for creation, hundreds of thousands of Catholics participated in Laudato Si’ Week 2021, a 10 day-celebration held from 16-25 May.
Catholics, inspired by the week’s theme, “for we know that things can change” (LS 13), joined online Laudato Si’ Dialogues and hosted events in their communities that helped their sisters and brothers deepen their knowledge of Pope Francis’ hopeful but urgent message in Laudato Si’.
Twelve paths to walk with families following “Amoris Laetitia”.
Each ecclesial reality is invited to consider those that it considers possible to implement or implement at the local level according to its own conditions and needs.
A couple from Croatia and their experience with the Focolare Movement’s “Paths of Light” project
The path of preparation for the Tenth World Meeting of Families, which will be held from 22 to 26 June 2022 in Rome and at the same time in dioceses all over the world, is enriched by a new useful tool after the prayer, the image and the official hymn. It is the official website www.romefamily2022.com presented during the Press Conference on Thursday 30 September at the Vatican Press Office.
[more]Sexual union, lovingly experienced and sanctified by the sacrament, is a path of growth in the life of grace for the couple.
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Developed within the Focolare Movement, Up2Me has been piloted so far in 28 countries. It grew from the need frequently expressed by children and youth who find themselves facing big issues like life, health, sexuality, modern life styles, emotions, future life choices … without adequate tools to deal with them.
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Developed within the Focolare Movement, Up2Me has been piloted so far in 28 countries. It grew from the need frequently expressed by children and youth who find themselves facing big issues like life, health, sexuality, modern life styles, emotions, future life choices … without adequate tools to deal with them.
The Holy Father speaks about “foreverness” in marriage, in this fifth video of the 10-part series prepared as part of the celebration of the «Amoris Laetitia Family» Year. This time Pope Francis addresses himself particularly to spouses.
“Don’t be afraid to fail: fear is the greatest obstacle to welcoming Christ and His plan for our lives! Be careful of fear!”, the Holy Father powerfully warns us.
The Day celebrated on July 25 can be a valuable opportunity to begin a new era in which the elderly are the protagonists.
Pope Francis himself who is presenting the X World Meeting of Families, to be held from June 22-26, 2022.
The whole family life is, in its entireness, “the first school of human values, where one learns the good use of freedom” (AL 274).
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“Love always gives life. Conjugal love does not end within the couple, but generates a family.”
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The Holy Father speaks about “foreverness” in marriage, in this fifth video of the 10-part series prepared as part of the celebration of the «Amoris Laetitia Family» Year. This time Pope Francis addresses himself particularly to spouses.
“Don’t be afraid to fail: fear is the greatest obstacle to welcoming Christ and His plan for our lives! Be careful of fear!”, the Holy Father powerfully warns us.
