Was drawn up from the contributions of  an ad hoc commission of some couples from the central secretariat and others who represented the various continents. The New Families Congress held from the 19th till the 22nd October at Castel Gandolfo, underlined the experience of “One Heart”, that is, the only reality formed by the central secretariat and the secretariat of the zones, who serve families together.

It was a significant “workshop” of dialogue on specific family topics and a chance to share life, experiences and future plans.

We debated on how to respond to the challenges of accompanying families, in the various phases and situations in which they find themselves. We particularly focused on the formation of animators, of those who are committed, and of groups, with special attention to the programmes held at the Loreto School in Loppiano and in the other Little Cities.

Another important work session was dedicated to accompanying couples who are going through moments of crisis, we shared the feedback from a pilot experiment on this at Verona and Panama,
and held moments of in-depth examination of signals of crisis and on reinforcing the relationship between couples. We then looked at the relationship with the new generation giving space to “Up2me” and  with the Gen,  presented the exciting project GENFEST 2018. The initial reality of    A Study Centre on Families was taken to heart by the participants.

P1300432_MC: that is,  the social commitment of New Families, drawn up also from the work of
onlus Afn, with many experiences which flourish in the world and from 100 projects for infancy active in various continents.

A final document is being drawn up, a synthesis of the work which took place and of the reflections emerged from sharing from the Zones, also from who couldn’t participate, so as to be always more “One Heart”which beats in unison.