Dicastery for Family Laity and Life

More must be done to include women in church bodies, pope says
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- Nov 18, 2019
Although people may have different ways of praying or of serving their parish or the poor, the Catholic Church needs laity, priests, religious, parishes and lay movements to collaborate in order to be truly “catholic,” Pope Francis said.
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Experts engage lay movements in fight against abuse
- Vatican
- Jul 11, 2019
Most of the discussion on abuse inside the Catholic Church has focused on priests, yet with numerous scandals erupting inside lay movements and associations, experts and Vatican officials are increasingly engaging these entities on the issue.
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Purging silence: Vatican expands abuse prevention to lay movements
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- Jun 25, 2019
Millions of Catholics live their faith through their association with lay movements and Catholic groups, but some also have lost their faith when they were sexually abused in those groups and felt they had nowhere to turn.
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Expert says IVF overused; more studies needed on infertility
- Interviews
- May 28, 2019
According to one expert, while in vitro fertilization (IVF) has boomed in popularity since the first child born through the procedure in 1978, there is a lack of scientific research on infertility itself, meaning artificial fertilization procedures could be overused.
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Church must promote pastoral approach to human life, cardinal says
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- May 23, 2019
To fight a throwaway culture that pressures women to view abortion as the only alternative to a difficult pregnancy, the Catholic Church must be ready to assist, accompany and care for expectant mothers and their families, said U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell.
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Vatican officials support continued care of man in vegetative state
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- May 21, 2019
The withdrawal of nutrition and hydration from a patient whose body can absorb them is a “serious violation” of the person’s dignity, said two Vatican officials.
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