Family
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Towards the World Meeting of Families: Trust in Providence
By Admin Webmaster 5/5/2022 9:13:40 AM10th World Meeting of Families: 7 catecheses and 7 short films that tell stories of sorrow, rebirth and faith. Promoted by the Diocese of Rome and the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, the reflections and films aim to provide preparation for the great event that will be held in Rome from 22 to 26 June.
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Amoris Laetitia: When Jesus dwells in the family
By Admin Webmaster 12/30/2021 1:00:19 PMIn 10 episodes — one each month — we bring you a video with the Pope’s reflections and first-hand testimonies of families from across the world on the theme of the family.
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Amoris Laetitia: the Church accompanies fragile families
By Admin Webmaster 12/1/2021 10:01:39 AMIn 10 episodes — one each month — we bring you a video with the Pope’s reflections and first-hand testimonies of families from across the world on the theme of the family.
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Amoris laetitia: Educating children to make courageous choices
By Admin Webmaster 10/30/2021 7:27:13 AMParents always influence the moral development of their children, for better or for worse. It follows that they should take up this essential role and carry it out consciously, enthusiastically, reasonably and appropriately.
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Amoris laetitia: Church renews her vocation to nearness
By Admin Webmaster 9/29/2021 9:20:19 PMIn 10 episodes, one each month, we bring you a video with the Pope’s reflections and first-hand testimonies of families from across the world on the theme of the family.
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Amoris laetitia: Adoption, a fruitful Christian choice
By Admin Webmaster 8/26/2021 7:47:49 PMIn 10 episodes, one each month, we bring you a video with the Pope’s reflections and first-hand testimonies of families from across the world on the theme of the family.
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CCA’s Symposium on Family Life and Family Values urges churches to increase pastoral attention to all family members
By Admin Webmaster 8/12/2021 8:37:51 AM“The pastoral dimension of reconciliation can be helped by strong kinship relations in the family. The respect among family members facilitates the process of restoring relationships. In a context where family life and values, nurtured traditionally for a harmonious life in families and society, are threatened due to the pressures of the modern era, churches in Asia must concentrate more in its pastoral ministry of giving more attention for all family members,” opined the participants of a three-day symposium organised by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA).
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Amoris laetitia: Marriage as an icon of the love of God
By Admin Webmaster 7/29/2021 8:57:47 PMIn 10 episodes, one each month, we bring you a video with the Pope's reflections and first-hand testimonies of families from across the world on the theme of the family.
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Amoris laetitia: marriage, a gift that overcomes every peril
By Admin Webmaster 6/26/2021 7:11:19 AMIn 10 episodes, one each month, we bring you a video with the Pope's reflections and first-hand testimonies of families from across the world on the theme of the family.
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Amoris laetitia: Family brings light in the world
By Admin Webmaster 5/31/2021 9:01:06 PMIn 10 episodes, one each month, we bring you a video with the Pope's reflections and first-hand testimonies of families from across the world on the theme of the family.
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Amoris laetitia, the family is the space where we walk together
By Admin Webmaster 3/26/2021 8:09:21 PMIn 10 episodes, one each month, we bring you a video with the Pope's reflections and first-hand testimonies of families from across the world on the theme of the family.
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India – Young women in legal trouble learn job skills
By Admin Webmaster 3/5/2021 9:12:57 AMANS – Ravulapalem) – Twenty-three young women who lived at the Salesian Surakshita Home, located in the town of Ravulapalem in Andhra Pradesh, India, were supported through funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Surakshita Home provides living facilities for young women who have been in legal trouble. There are dorms, bathrooms, a dining hall, a work room and a training hall.
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A special year to bear witness to family love
By Admin Webmaster 12/27/2020 9:07:51 PMThe Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life is proposing spiritual, pastoral and cultural initiatives to accompany families in the face of contemporary challenges.
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Pope to parents: find time for prayer in busy family life
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis on Wednesday continued his reflections on family life, focusing especially on the importance of finding time for prayer. Greeting visitors from many different countries, gathered for the weekly General Audience in St Peter’s Square, the Pope said families often experience difficulty in ... -
Pope Francis: Audience reflection on celebration, work and prayer
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis held his weekly General Audience on Wednesday morning in the Paul VI Hall. The Holy Father dedicated his catechetical reflection once again to the family, opening a new phase in the series of reflections on the family, to three specific facets of family life... -
Pope: marriage between man and woman, no to gender ideology
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAmong the difficulties facing people there, the Pope mentioned the serious economic situation leading to widespread migration, unemployment, corruption, drugs trafficking and domestic violence. Stressing the need to focus on the pastoral care of ... -
General Audience: Parents' vocation to educate children
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn his catechesis at the General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis focused on the role of parents in the education of their children, which he called “an essential characteristic” of the family. -
Tthe family and proposes the three key expressions for common life- Treat one another well
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM“May I?”, “thank you”, “pardon me”. The “three key expressions for family life” were proposed by Francis to the faithful who took part in the General Audience of Wednesday, 13 May, in St Peter's Square. They are the expressions of someone who is “well-mannered”... -
7 women who changed the world
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMll of these women left a mark on the world that would change people's thinking for decades -- in some cases centuries -- to come. They wrote books that revolutionized people's view of society; made scientific discoveries that transformed medicine as we know it... -
Synod concludes first phase of debate on family life
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMBishops and lay experts attending the Synod on the Family are coming to the end of their first week’s work and moving into their different language discussion groups for the second phase of their meeting. With Pope Francis present at almost every session, a vast variety of ... -
Synod seeks to model God's marriage of justice and mercy
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMHow can the Church remain true to its core beliefs while showing mercy, compassion and forgiveness to individuals who fail, in so many ways, to live up its high ideals? That’s the question at the heart of the Synod of Bishops on the Family which is... -
Pope encourages all families to read the Bible
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis has asked for prayers for the bishops who are about to begin work in the two-week Synod of the Family and invited all families to keep a Bible handy in their homes, and read it often. -
The Official prayer and the image for World Meeting of Families
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe official prayer and image for the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia next year have been released to aid pilgrims in spiritual preparation for the upcoming event. -
The Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the context of Evangelization (4)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPart II: The Pastoral Program for the Family in Light of New Challenges. The Responsibility of Bishops and the Clergy and the Charismatic Gifts in the Pastoral Care of the Family... -
The Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the context of Evangelization (3)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Family, the Person and Society. The family is acknowledged in the People of God to be an invaluable asset, the natural setting in which life grows and develops and a school of humanity, love and hope for society. The family continues to be the privileged place... -
The Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the context of Evangelization (2)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe life of the Church in these times is characterized by a widespread rediscovery of the Word of God, which has had an impact in various ways in dioceses, parishes and ecclesial communities. Many responses and observations conclude, however,... -
Vatican releases working document for Synod on Family
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMResults of a 2013 survey among Catholics on challenges to the Family were released by the Vatican Thursday in the form of a working document ahead of the upcoming extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family. The Instrumentum Laboris “Pastoral Challenges ... -
Family Day focuses on togetherness
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA survey by the Ha Noi-based Institute for Gender and Development conducted in Ha Noi, HCM City, Da Nang, Nam Dinh and Dong Nai last year focused on charting the number of families having meals at home together. Out of the 1,500 participants sampled ... -
Five Ways to Put God First
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMSometimes in life it can be difficult to stay focused on everything that life throws at you. No matter what obstacles you may face and no matter what you go through, one thing should always remain your number one priority - God. If you maintain your faith... -
How to lose weight
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMore than one-third of adults in the United States are obese. In fact, the furor over obesity, which some have termed an “epidemic,” has reached such proportions that one big-city mayor has gone about banning large-sized, sugary soft drinks and ...