As part of the celebration of the Year of Amoris Laetitia Family, the Holy Father will release ten videos going over the main teachings of Amoris Laetitia. The videos also feature real families sharing their experiences coinciding with the topic Pope Francis is covering. The Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life has also produced a guide for each video to aid in reflecting on the words of the Holy Father.
"A generic concern for the family in large pastoral projects is not enough. We need a new missionary thrust: we cannot stop at theory, but we need to grapple with people’s concrete problems. Preparing young people for matrimony is a pillar for...
Love always gives life. Spousal love is not exhausted within the couple, but generates a family. Parents’ love is the means by which God shows His love. He awaits the birth of every baby. He accepts and welcomes each child as they are.
“Marriage is a precious sign. It is an image of God’s love for us. This does not mean that the love spouses have for each other must be perfect… No love is perfect. But the love spouses have for each other is a dynamic process that progresses and...
“Love excuses all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Everything! Anything! It is love in spite of everything. To love means to rejoice for others, for their success. How important it is to teach children to celebrate the...
“With the same look of tenderness and mercy that Jesus had, the Church wants to accompany families so that every family might be a pillar of evangelization. I would like to say one thing to you: with the sacrament of matrimony, every family receives...
How do we imagine God’s love? Is there a concrete reality in the world that helps us see this love with our own eyes? Certainly there is! It is the family! The image of God is reflected in man and in woman, in conjugal love: a living ‘icon’ through...
"Today we will begin a 10 month journey undertaken together to talk about the beauty of being a family."