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“Jesus, source of mercy”
Today is completely dedicated to the WYD Vigil, a long encounter with the youth at Campus Misericordiae; however, it is also the day of Lagieniwcki, saint Faustina Kowalska site. The Pope walked through the Mercy Door at the new shrine of Divine Mercy, and he celebrated the sacrament of...Read more
“Launch ourselves in the adventure of Mercy”
The second day of Pope Francis trip top Poland started with an “unscheduled event”. Early in the morning , before leaving for Czestochowa, the pope went to visit Cardinal Franciszek Macharski who is very ill; he was successor of Woytila in Cracow, and he is loved deeply by the polish...Read more
Bring to all the flame of your faith
Awaiting the arrival of pope Francis, young people from all over the world opened officially the XXXIst World Youth Day on Tuesday, 26 July 201. They have arrived in Cracow a few days before and during the morning they had time for national meetings, visits to the city’s center and the splendid...Read more
"Integral Ecology & Laudato Si. Youth as protagonists for change"
XXXI WORLD YOUTH DAY
Krakow 2016
“INTEGRAL ECOLOGY & LAUDATO SI’
Youth as protagonists for change”
JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY- 25 JULY 2016
The conference will be held in Krakow (Poland) in the lecture hall of Jagiellonian University on 25 of July 2016 starting at 9:00, at the...Read more
A Dicastery for the laity: between history and future
A Dicastery for the laity: between history and future
28th Plenary Assembly
Rome, 16-18 June 2016
Press Release
From 16 to 18 of June 2016, the Pontifical Council for the Laity will hold its twenty-eighth Plenary Assembly with the theme, ‘A Dicastery for the laity: between history and future,’ at...Read more
Recognition of the association Jesus Youth
On May 20th Bishop Josef Clemens, Secretary of th Pontifical Council for the Laity presented to Jesus Youth a Decree of Recognition as an international association of the faithful. The same decree gave approval to its statutes.
Jesus Youth has its beginnings in Kerala, in the late 1970’s, with the...Read more
The Church & Sport section in the United States
From March 30 to April 2, the head of the Church and Sport section participated as invited key lecturer in the first International Director of Sports Ministry Conference organized by SportsLeader, an association that promotes virtue-based mentoring and motivation programs for coaches in the United...Read more
Play Like a ChampionToday National Sports Leadership Conference
Every June, coaches and administrators from sports organizations across the United States and around the world go to the Play Like a ChampionToday National Sports Leadership Conference held at the University of Notre Dame, a premier Catholic research institution, also well-known for its historic...Read more
Magdala celebrates International Women´s Day presenting: Middle-eastern women and beyond are changing lives of other through their “feminine genius”
Symposium attendees in front of the Duc In Altum worship center in MagdalaMagdala, Israel, March 10th 2016. - The 2nd annual Women´s symposium titled Women of Influence, Hope for Humanity, was held in the context of the International Women´s Day. It was organized by Magdalena Institute at Magdala, a first century historical and cultural site on the shores of the Sea of...Read more
Limerick Diocesan Sport Conference
Gerard Hartmann & Mickey Harte (seated 2nd and 3rd from the left) with the rest of the speakers at the Synod Sports ConferenceDuring this year Limerick, a small diocese in the Southwest of Ireland, close to Dublin, is celebrating a Diocesan Synod. Limerick is a city and county in love with and passionately interested in Sport.
Thus, on the 24th of February two special keynote speakers took part during the one-day...Read more
Victory in sport within the family*
Linda and Jack del Rio are both passionate about their familyFamily is the core of success in sport. Commonly in the workplace the words “family” are engrained. My husband Jack and I have worked in the National Football league for 31 years and are parents to four now grown adult elite athletic children. Through our 30 years of marriage we have...Read more
SportsLeader Director of Sports Ministry Conference
From the 30th March until the 1st of April 2016, the city of Cincinnati will hold the first International SportsLeader Director of Sports Ministry Conference.
SportsLeader is a virtue-based mentoring and motivation program for coaches which operates in the United States. It is for schools and...Read more
Press release: Study Seminar Women and Work
The International Study Seminar Women and Work will take place on December 4th and 5th 2015, in Rome, at Villa Aurelia (Via Leone XIII 459), organized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity. Around one hundred people from all over the world will participate: men and women, all experts in...Read more
New invitation to a “Theology of women”
Complete text of the Catechesis of Pope Francis this past September 16th 2015, where he offered once more his insights for that “Theology of Women” that he has repeatedly invited the Church to develop.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good morning!
This is our concluding reflection on marriage...Read more
Myriam Cortés Diéguez rector of Salamanca
Source: www.osservatoreromano.va/en
Sept. 1, 2015
For the first time in its history, the new rector of the pontifical university of Salamanca is a woman: Myriam Cortés Diéguez, 51, a celebrated scholar and a professor of canon law, with a record of other important functions in the athenaeum.
...Read more
PRESS RELEASE Message of Pope Francis for the 31st World Youth Day 2016
PRESS RELEASE
Message of Pope Francis for the 31st World Youth Day 2016
The Pope's message to young people in preparation for the 31st World Youth Day taking place in 2016 focuses on the theme: “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” (Mt 5:7).
This is the third message that Pope...Read more
Benedict Daswa: martyr and model of lay Catholic leadership
By Radio Vaticana
Pope Francis has declared 1 February as the feast day of Blessed Benedict Daswa beatified 13 September 2015 in South Africa.
Cardinal Angelo Amato, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints presided over the beatification ceremony of Tshimangadzo Samuel Bendict...Read more
Rosary Rally: A way of teaching athletes to pray
One of the initiatives that SportsLeader conducts in the United States to educate and evangelize is the Rosary Rally. We asked Lou Judd from SportsLeader to explain it for us.
SportsLeader was founded in 2004 by Paul Passafiume and Joe Lukens. Our hope was always to transform the culture of...Read more
Coaches: educating people: The international Seminar of the Church & Sport Section
Program of the Seminar
The fourth International Seminar of the Church & Sport Section, organized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity was held last May 14th and 15th. The dicastery has dedicated an important part of its work to organizing meetings and seminars led by the professionals...Read more
WYD 2016: Registrations open!
From Sunday 26 July, exactly one year before the start of World Youth Day in Krakow, it will be possible to register online at: register.wyd.va
The Logic of Self-Giving
We present the volume containing the proceedings of the meeting organized by the Women’s Section in December 1996 and published in the Laity Today Review, number 40.
The Logic of Self-Giving
International Meeting “Women”
Rome 1996
CONTENTS
Preface – H.Em. James Francis Cardinal Stafford, President...Read more
The Holy Father with a delegation of athletes of "Special Olympics Italia"
Never forget beauty: the beauty of life, the beauty of sport, that beauty which God has given us. Sport is a very suitable path for this discovery, to open ourselves, to go outside of our own walls and get in the game. This is how we learn to participate, to overcome, to struggle together. And all...Read more
Inaugural Global Congress on Sports and Christianity on August 2016
As many already know, one of the aims of the Pontifical Council for the Laity is to promote the study of specific issues relating to sport, particularly from the ethical point of view, especially when there is a chance to collaborate with other Christian confessions.
The Pontifical Council for the...Read more
Cardinal Ryłko to the Third Worldwide Priests’ Retreat of the International Catholic Charismatic Renewal
On the 10th of June in the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, His Eminence Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, presided the Eucharistic celebration opening the Third Worldwide Priests’ Retreat organized by the International Catholic Charismatic Renewal...Read more
Death of Pasquale Foresi, the first Focolare priest, co-founder of the Focolare Movement
In the night of Sunday, June 14th 2015, Fr. Pasquale Foresi passed away. He was 86 years old. Father Foresi was the first priest member the Focolare Movement (the Work of Mary), and also it’s first Co-President, working with Chiara Lubich.
Father Foresi was born into a Christian family on July 5th...Read more
Cycling Is Everyone’s Business
Bicycles to move the world. There are a lot of non profit organizations that provides bikes for people in developing countries in need of transportation to get to work or to school. Today we bring to you one example of how to help other people through sports.
This article was originally published...Read more
Pope Francis met the members of the Italian Tennis Federation
Pope Francis on Friday May the 8th, met the members of the Italian Tennis Federation, and used the encounter to speak about sport as an “educational experience.”
“There are three paths - three fundamental pillars - for children and young people: Education – in the school and in the family –, sport...Read more
Audience of Pope Francis to the Lazio Sports Club
Pope Francis met on Thursday 7 May with members of S.S. Lazio, the Rome sports club which is most famous for the Serie A football team of the same name.
The sports club was founded in 1900 to provide access to sports activates to all levels of society, since other clubs at the time were aimed...Read more
Pray for World Youth Day
On 13 March 2015, 500 days before World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, the countdown began with the launch of a virtual prayer marathon. The website www.mayfeelings.com/prayforwyd/ contains a virtual map that shows us that people all over the world are joining in prayer for that huge event that brings...Read more
Pope Francis on Sport
We would like to share an article written byThomas Wurth, Founding Director of Varsity Catholic within FOCUS. The article was originally published in faithandathletics.com on February of 2015.
Pope Francis – the man in white, Time Magazine’s 2013 Man of the Year, a media...Read more
Granting of Pontifical Decree to CICIAMS
On March 6th 2015 the Pontifical Council for the Laity granted to CICIAMS a decree confirming its recognition as an international association of the faithful and approving its statutes. The International Catholic Committee of Nurses and Medico-Social Assistants (CICIAMS) has its origins in a...Read more
Safeguarding the human being created as man and woman
In the 20th Anniversary of the Publication of the Letter of John Paul II to Women written with occasion of the World Conference of the United Nations on Women at Beiging, we publish again a study by the Women’s section with the title “Safeguarding the human being created as man and woman”.
Read moreThe Dignity of Older People and their Mission in the Church and in the World
Continuing his catechesis on the family, Pope Francis has reflected on elderly people and on the vocation that corresponds to this stage in life.
On March 4, 2015 at the Wednesday Audience, he started by saying: “Elderly are a wealth not to be ignored” denouncing once again that throw-away...Read more
Angeles Galino, a laywoman who left her mark on history
Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko
One year ago, on 8 March 2014, Angeles Galino Carrillo died in Madrid at the age of 98. Angeles was born in Barcelona on 17 August 1915. She was a woman of faith who opened up new paths and left her mark on the history of humankind. Angeles Galino pioneered women's presence...Read more
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Mt 5:8)
Today, 17 February, saw the publication of the Pope's Message to the youth of the world on the occasion of the 30th World Youth Day. This is the second WYD message from Pope Francis that follows the process of preparation for the next global event which will be held in Krakow in July 2016. The...Read more
Encountering God in the Heart of the City
Encountering God in the Heart of the City
27th Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
Rome, 5-7 February 2015
“Encountering God in the Heart of the City: scenarios of evangelisation for the Third Millennium” is the theme of the 27th Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council...Read more
Opening of the cause of beatification for Chiara Lubich
Today, the PCPL wants to remember Chiara Lubich, who was one of the Consultors of the Dicastery for a long time, with a photo from our archives together with saint John Paul II (who was a Consultor of the Dicastery when archbishop of Kracow) taken on May 30th 1998 in st. Peter Square during the First International Meeting of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities.On January 27, 2015, His Excellency Msgr. Raffaello Martinelli, bishop of Frascati, opened the process of beatification for Chiara Lubich, foundress of the Opus Mariae (Work of Mary) - Focolare Movement. In the diocese of Frascati Chiara spent most of her life and died on March 14, 2008....Read more
International Study Seminar on Sports
The role of a coach in the training and development of athletes
An upcoming Seminar being organized by the Church and Sport Section of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
The Church and Sport Section of the Pontifical Council for the Laity was requested by Saint John Paul II to promote the...Read more
WYD 2016 theme song released
The official theme song for World Youth Day 2016 (Krakow, 26-31 July 2016) was performed in public for the first time in Krakow on 6 January, the feast of the Epiphany. The song is entitled “Blessed are the Merciful”. It takes its inspiration from the theme for WYD 2016: “Blessed are the merciful,...Read more
The Best Christmas Ad
For the past few weeks, cities have been decorated for Christmas with typical Christmas messages displayed. These messages invite us to solidarity, to reunite with family, and to generosity with others, but also sometimes to consumerism, to waste, to greed, or to many other things.
Sainsbury’s...Read more
Fitness Trainers: Touching the Mystery
I’m not a great dancer, but I’ve always wished that I could move my body the way that beautiful music moves my soul. When I hear Strauss, I wish I could Waltz. When I hear jazz, I wish I could swing dance. I want to do in my body what the music does to my soul. I stand in the tension between...Read more
Triple play: linking sports, spirituality and Catholic higher education
Joseph Glass (standing at center), a professor of communications and media arts, supports basketball student-athletes in his role as team
chaplain at Neumann University in Aston, Pa., in January. (Photo by Hunter Martin)We would like to share an article written by Michael Galligan-Stierle, president of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities and Lee M. DelleMonache, director of the Neumann University Institute for Sport, Spirituality and Character Development. It was originally published in the...Read more
Ecclesial Movements’ missionary conversion
The second day of the Third World Congress of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities was characterized by the introductory lecture of Professor Guzman Carriquiry, who had long be Under Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity and who actually is Vice President of the Commission for Latin...Read more
The joy of the Gospel: a challenge for the movements
Today the third world congress of the New Ecclesial Movements and Communities, organized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity, began in Rome. The world congress is a reply to the call made by Pope Francis for a missionary conversion, through the Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii...Read more
Decree confirming the recognition of the Apostolat Militaire International (AMI) as an International Association of the Faithful
On Friday November 14th 2014, the Pontifical Council for the Laity granted a decree confirming the recognition of the Apostolat Militaire International (AMI) as an International Association of the Faithful.
The decree was presented by His Eminence Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko to the President of AMI,...Read more
Third World Congress of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities Press Conference
On Friday November 14, in the Press Office of the Holy See, a press conference took place to introduce the Third World Congress of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities.
Initially, Cardinal Rylko, President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, introduced the works of the...Read more
Pope Francis to Catholic Fraternity of Charismatic Covenant Communities and Fellowships
Unity in diversity, praise and worship, spiritual ecumenism: these were the main topics of Pope Francis address to the representatives of the charismatic communities belonging to the Catholic Fraternity of Charismatic Covenant Communities and Fellowships. The meeting took place on Friday...Read more
Preparations for WYD in Krakow are advancing
A delegation from the Pontifical Council for the Laity were in Krakow on 27 and 28 October for a meeting with the WYD 2016 Organising Committee. The meeting was held in the John Paul II Hall at the Divine Mercy Shrine. It provided an opportunity to speak about the progress being made in...Read more
The Apostolic Movement of Schoenstatt celebrates the conclusion of their 100th years Jubilee
On Saturday, October 25 in the Paul VI Hall (Vatican) Pope Francis received more than eight thousand pilgrims coming from more than fifty countries, belonging to the Apostolic Movement of Schoenstatt, celebrating the conclusion of their 100th years Jubilee.
On 18 October 1914, in Vallendar...Read more
Ceremony for the consignment of the Decree of erection of the International Association SIGNIS
On October 24, 2014 the official ceremony for the consignment of the Decree of erection of the International Association SIGNIS took place on the premises of the Pontifical Council for the Laity. The President of the association and the staff were present together with the Superiors of the...Read more
Like caresses in the wind
On the occasion of the visit of the Holy Father Francis to South Korea (13-18 August 2014), the Osservatore Romano published Cristian Martini Grimaldi’s interview of Yuna Kim, Olympic ice-skater converted to Catholicism in 2008.
Yuna was born in 1990 in Bucheon. She started skating at age seven...Read more
H.E. Msgr Josef Clemens visit to Bucarest for the presentation of three Pontifical Council for the Laity publications on ecclesial movements and new communities translated in Rumanian
The process of spiritual and moral reconstruction of Rumania, started with the end of the Nicolae Ceaușescu regime, is under way beginning from the Nineties helped by the Catholic church, that in those lands could rightly be called ‘creative minority’. The Catholic church is...Read more
Five women in the International Theological Commission
Pope nominates 30 new members for the next five years
Vatican City, September 23, 2014 (Zenit.org)
On 26 July 2014, with the appointment by the Holy Father Francis of thirty new Members, the Commission began its ninth term. This will continue until 2019, which will also be a jubilee period for the...Read more
“I have called you by name”
A Two-day Workshop on the Contribution of Chinese Women to the Church celebrated in Sankt Augustin – Germany – September 25-26 2014
“We need to intensify our research”
Very satisfied appeared the hosts of the workshop “I have called you by name. Contribution of Chinese Women to the Church,” which...Read more
The “100 Days of Peace” Project - The olympic Truce
A group of young people inside the Maracanã Stadium (Brasil), with the Olympic Cross and the Icon of Peace.The Catholic Church and the Olympics have been closely connected since the creation of the modern Olympic Games, not only through the particular relationship between their founder, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, and Pope St. Pius X at the start of the 20th century, but also because the Pope was well...Read more
Peace and unity: the message of the WYD Cross and Icon in Ukraine
The young people of Ukraine are carrying the WYD Cross and Icon of the Mother of God through the streets of their cities and into their churches – Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic and Orthodox. In their prayers around the Cross, they speak of the way they feel connected to young people all over...Read more
Meeting of Pope Francis with Focolare Movement
On Friday September 26, 2014 pope Francis received in audience in the Clementine Hall all the participants to the General Assembly of the Focolare Movement, who gathered in Castelgandolfo from September 1st-28, 2014. In agenda there was the election of the new President of the Work of Mary (Opus...Read more
Expo 2014 Unity World Cup in Goa
The John Paul II Foundation for Sports in Goa, an ecclesiastical body of the Archdiocese of Goa is hosting an International Football Championship called the Expo 2014 Unity World Cup in India during the Exposition of the sacred relics of St. Francis Xavier which happens every 10 years at Old...Read more
A Crown for Australia
Kevin Sheedy, Geraldine Doogue and Bishop Christopher Saunders. Photo: The Catholic WeeklyOn Wednesday 17th September at The Crypt of St Mary’s Cathedral, in Sydney (Australia) took place the media release of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ 2014–2015 Social Justice Statement. This year is focused on sports.
The Australian Football coach and player Kevin Sheedy and the journalist and...Read more
30 years travelling the world and reaching out to young people
PILGRIMAGE OF THE YOUTH CROSS (1984-2014)
It is known as the “Holy Year Cross”, the “Jubilee Cross”, the “WYD Cross”, the “Pilgrim Cross”. Many call it the “Youth Cross” as it was given to young people to take around the world to any place at any time. Here is the story of that Cross.
It was the...Read more
Available the newsletter n° 28 of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
Now It’s available for those who want the newsletter n° 28 of the Pontifical Council for the Laity. The newsletter is a publication which includes several events held by the Dicastery (conferences, seminars, plenary assemblies ...) dealing with the apostolate of the laity, appointments and...Read more
A hundred years after the beginning of World War I, young people launch a strong appeal for peace
On June 28, 2014 World War One started, enkindled by the assassination of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire.
A hundred years after, Europe and the whole world look at Sarajevo, Bosnia’s capitol, to remind that tragic event.
During the month of July the John Paul II...Read more
Together towards the Third World Congress of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities
From 20 to 22 November 2014, the Third World Congress of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities will be held in Rome at the International Pontifical College Maria Mater Ecclesiae. The theme of the congress will be “The joy of the Gospel: a missionary joy…” (cf. Evangelii Gaudium, 21). The...Read more
The Pontifical Council for the Laity had a meeting with the Local Organizing Committee (COL) for World Youth Day Krakow 2016
On 14 and 15 July, the senior staff of the Pontifical Council for the Laity and the Youth Section had a meeting with members of the Local Organizing Committee (COL) for World Youth Day Krakow 2016. Among the participants at the meeting there was the auxiliary bishop of Krakow and general...Read more
International Family and Pro-Life Conference held at the National Christian (Ecumenical) Centre, Abuja Nigeria, June 5th – 6th, 2014
A successful Pro-Life Conference was held in Abuja, Nigeria on June 5th – 6th 2014, with the title “Witnessing to the Dignity of Every Human Life”. There were 11 Bishops and Archbishops in attendance plus more than 15 pro-life speakers and guests from Europe and America. There was a tremendous...Read more
First Woman Ever Appointed Rector of a Pontifical University
Says Church Doesn't Need Gender Quotas to Grow, But Collaboration
Vatican City, July 04, 2014 (Zenit.org) |
For the first time in the Church's history, a woman has been appointed to head a pontifical university.
The Congregation for Catholic Education, headed by Cardinal Zenon...Read more
Ratzinger Prize goes to a woman for 1st time
French professor is chosen for 2014 Award
Source: Zenit
The Ratzinger prize, referred to as the "Nobel of Theology", will for the first time this year recognize a woman theologian.
Cardinal Camillo Ruini announced on June 17th the award recipient as French professor Anne-Marie Pelletier,...Read more
Pope's universal prayer intention for July: the laity and sport
The Holy Father has released the prayer intentions for the month of July. This month, the Pope, in his universal prayer intention asks to pray that sport would be a mean of human growth and an opportunity for brotherhood among peoples.
At the same time for the evangelization intention, the Holy...Read more
Third World Congress of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities
The words addressed by Pope Francis on Pentecost 2013 before the Regina Coeli to the ecclesial movements and new communities remain a strong encouragement: “You are a gift and a treasure in the Church! This is what you are! […] Always convey the power of the Gospel! Do not be afraid! Always feel...Read more
Saint Egidio Community “Go ahead. Continue on your pathway: Prayer, poor persons and peace!”
On Sunday last 15th of June, Pope Francis visited the community of Saint Egidio in Trastevere. He visited also the small church of Saint Egidio where the community started.
The pope was welcomed by what Professor Andrea Riccardi, founder of the community, defined ‘the family of Saint Egidio: the...Read more
“Sport at the service of people”- Pope John Paul II's timeless relation to sports
On the occasion of the canonization of Pope John Paul II, we publish an article by Professor Norbert Müller and Professor Karen Joisten.
Norbert Müller is member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity and Professor Emeritus at the University of Mainz. Karen Joisten is Professor of Philosophy...Read more
Catholic Charismatic Renewal Congress, together with Pope Francis
Catholic Charismatic Renewal Congress, together with Pope Francis
On June, 1st and 2nd, at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, more than fifty thousand people gathered for a special Catholic Charismatic Renewal Congress, with Pope Francis as its most important guest. Recalling his experience with...Read more
Cardinal Rylko addresses the Sant'Egidio Community in Germany: “Continue to be God’s caress for the poor!”
On Sunday 25 May 2014, Cardinal Stanislaw Ryłko, president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, presided at a Mass in Munich Cathedral to mark the 46th anniversary of the founding of the Sant’Egidio Community.
Cardinal Rylko said during the homily that one of the great signs of hope in the...Read more
Consilium de Laicis, quid dicis de teipso
At the time when the Pontifical Council for the Laity was known as the Consilium de Laicis (1967-1976), Saint John Paul II was a consultor right from the beginning. Cardinal Karol Wojtyla was then Archbishop of Krakow, and he actively participated by offering his ideas and the fruits of his studies...Read more
Teams Napoli and Fiorentina received by the Pope before the Italian Cup final
On May 2nd, the day before the final of the Italian Soccer Cup, the teams of Napoli and Fiorentina were received by the Holy Father. In addition to the two teams were also received the leaders of the Italian Soccer Federation and the representatives of the Italian Soccer League.
Two of the most...Read more
You are witnesses to joy!
“You have an important part in the celebration of faith! You bring us the joy of faith and you tell us that we must live the faith with a young heart, always: a young heart, even at the age of seventy or eighty. Dear young people! With Christ, the heart never grows old!” These are the first words...Read more
World Youth Day Magazine is available online
On the occasion of the International Meeting on WYD “Rio 2013 – Krakow 2016", World Youth Day Magazine is available online.
Read moreIf you want to get to know John Paul II, you need to go to Krakow
“If you want to get to know John Paul II, you need to go to Krakow, the city where he was bishop for twenty years”. It was with these words that Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, opened the proceedings on the day dedicated to WYD in Krakow. Cardinal...Read more
Programme
Programme
Wednesday 9 April:
Afternoon and evening: arrivals
8:00 p.m. Dinner
Thursday 10 April: WYD 2013 in Rio, “a celebration of faith and fellowship”
8:45 a.m. Morning prayer (Spanish)
9:00 a.m. Words of greeting and introduction (Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko, President, Pontifical Council for the...Read more
The Language of Love
Image by Giovanni Portelli Photography
A letter to Catholic families and healthcare providers of the Diocese of Lincoln
Most Reverend James D. Conley, STL
In his pastoral letter, Most Reverend James D. Conley (Bishop of Lincoln), addresses Catholic families and healthcare providers on the issues surrounding contraception. He speaks of...Read more
International Meeting on WYD
International Meeting on WYD
Rio 2013 – Krakow 2016
Sassone di Ciampino, 10 - 13 April 2014
Press release
Dear Young Friends,
How vividly I recall the remarkable meeting we had in Rio de Janeiro for the Twenty-eighth World Youth Day. It was a great celebration of faith and fellowship! [...] The...Read more
Blessed Joseph Vaz Cup organised by JP2F4S – Goa, India
The Society of Pilar Fathers won the 2nd Blessed Joseph Vaz Tournament for religious priests and seminarians organized by the John Paul II Foundation of Sports (Goa) in association with the St. Lawrence Parish and the Agassaim Youth Club.
The John Paul II Foundation of Sports (Goa) was founded to...Read more
Decree of recognition of Legio Mariae
On Thursday March 27, 2014 Bishop Josef Clemens, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, consigned the Decree of recognition to the Legio Mariae in Rome. Legio Mariae (The Legion of Mary) was recognized as an international association of the faithful with juridical personality and its...Read more
Celebration presided by Bishop Clemens at Centro San Lorenzo
On February 20th , in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Piscibus, where the “San Lorenzo” International Youth Centre is based, Bishop Josef Clemens celebrated Mass on the occasion of the welcome into the Catholic Church and Confirmation of Hanna Håkansson (Stockholm/Sweden) and the Confirmation...Read more
Hospitality, celebration, mission: WYD in Rio de Janeiro
La Gmg di Rio de Janeiro, che si è svolta dal 23 al 28 luglio 2013, è stata la prima Gmg per papa Francesco, che ne è rimasto molto impressionato. Parlando della celebrazione di Rio alla prima udienza generale dopo l’evento, il 4 settembre 2013, il Santo Padre ha incentrato le sue riflessioni...Read more
Pope Francis wish for the Winter Olympic Games
Pope Francis blesses the Olympic flags in Rio de Janeiro, the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic GamesSunday, February 9th Pope Francis has sent a special wish for the Winter Olympic Games that have started February 7th in Sochi, Russia. A message turned to those who organize the event as well as the sportsmen and sportswomen of the different sports:
"These days are being held in Sochi,...Read more
The nomination of new members and consultors at the Pontifical Council for the Laity
6 February 2014 – The Holy See Press Office News Bulletin announced today that Pope Francis has confirmed as president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Cardinal Stanisław RYŁKO, and as secretary, Bishop Josef CLEMENS.
The Holy Father also appointed new members and consultors for...Read more
Sport as a way of peace
Photo by Jordan WooleyWhen we talk about "sport ", there are certain values that are intrinsic (stress, victory, joy, fun ... ) but unfortunately, it is increasingly common that also come to mind images of violence. There is this propensity to provoke confrontations, arguments, riots and behavior that...Read more
Internet: a new frontier that is opening up at the beginning of this millennium
The choice of the theme “Proclaiming Christ in the digital age” for the 26th Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Laity comes from the realisation that the world of digital communication has profoundly changed the landscape of the cultural and social life of our planet in a very short...Read more
The Dicastery were visited by a group of Dutch bishops
On 2 December 2013, the Pontifical Council for the Laity were visited by a group of Dutch bishops who were in Rome for their ad limina apostolorum visit.
In their conversation with our Council, the bishops briefly outlined the situation of the Church in the Netherlands. They spoke of issues that...Read more
Athletes are not “merchandise” and sport cannot be measured solely by economic value
Vatican City, 23 November 2013 (Vatican Information Service) – The language of sport is “universal, and overcomes borders, barriers of language, race, religion and ideology” and is capable of “uniting people, favouring dialogue and openness”, Pope Francis said to delegates from the European Olympic...Read more
Proclaiming Christ in a digital age
The XXVI Plenary Assembly held by the Pontifical Council for the Laity will take place from 5 - 7 December 2013 at Villa Aurelia, Rome. The theme of the Plenary is: Proclaiming Christ in a digital age, a topic confirmed by the Holy Father Francis, as well as by his predecessor Pope Benedict...Read more
The Holy Father met in private audience Fifa President, Joseph Blatter
22 November 2013 - www.fifa.com - Following his private audience with Pope Francis, FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter answered the questions of journalists from around the world.
"We have been in contact with the Vatican since the Papal election in March. In our exchange of letters, we asked...Read more
Pope Francis received in audience the managers and athletes of the Italian and Argentinian national rugby teams
Vatican Radio - November 22th in the morning in the Sala Clementina of the Vatican Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father received in audience the managers and athletes of the Italian and Argentinian national rugby teams. The rugby players were received in audience by the Pope on the eve of their match...Read more
First working session for WYD 2016 in Krakow
On Thursday 14 November at the Pontifical Council for the Laity offices, we had our first working session with the Local Organising Committee for WYD 2016 in Krakow. During this very cordial meeting, the dicastery and the team from Poland identified the first steps to be taken together in the...Read more
The themes for the next three World Youth Days
The themes for the next three World Youth Days
Pope Francis has decided on the themes for the next three World Youth Days. These mark a three-year itinerary of spiritual preparation that will culminate with the international WYD with the Successor of Peter scheduled for Krakow in Poland in July...Read more
Rev. João Chagas takes over as head of Youth Section
24 October 2013 Rev. João Chagas is officially the new head of the Youth Section of the Pontifical Council for the Laity. His predecessor, Rev. Eric Jacquinet, worked at the PCL for the five-year period 2008-2013. His mandate concluded with World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, and now his successor...Read more
Rev. Eric Jacquinet says goodbye as he concludes his mandate at the Pontifical Council for the Laity
24 October 2013 After five years working at the Pontifical Council for the Laity as head of the Youth Section, Rev. Eric Jacquinet has concluded his mission here and has returned to his native France to take up the post of parish priest in Bordeaux.
He wrote a letter to those who are in charge of...Read more
Inauguration Mass of the Pastoral Year at Saint Lawrence International Youth Centre
In October, the Saint Lawrence youth centre celebrated their inauguration mass of the pastoral year, which coincided with the beginning of the academic year in Rome.
The Eucharistic celebration was presided by P. João Chagas from the Youth Section at the Pontifical Council for the Laity, and...Read more
Women as builders of a civilisation of love
On 11 October, the second day of the Seminar on “God entrusts the human being to woman”, the discussions were centred around the theme of women’s role in building up a civilisation of love.
The keynote speech was given by Jocelyne Khoueiry. She observed that this kind of civilisation is founded on...Read more
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Pope Francis: condolences for WYD crash victims
2013-07-18 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) “His Holiness Pope Francis shares wholeheartedly in the pain of the families afflicted by the death of one of their own, and in that of the leaders and organizers of the group.” Pope Francis learned on Thursday of a tragic accident in French Guiana. A bus... Read more -
WYD Rio Stations of the Cross: Message of Solidarity
2013-07-12 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) The Rio Stations of the Cross speak of the suffering of Jesus as expressed in the youth of today. The route taken by Jesus in the city of Jerusalem will be recreated in the Stations of the Cross on July 26 in the setting of Rio de Janeiro, such as at the... Read more -
“In the footsteps of the Lord”: exhibition for World Youth Day
Vatican City, 10 July 2013 (VIS) - “In the Footsteps of the Lord” is the title of the exhibition which will accompany the 28th World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro. The exhibition, organised by the John Paul II Youth Foundation of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, will be open from 9 July to 12... Read more -
Ecclesial movements, new communities and the new Pope
There has been ongoing dialogue for many years between the Pontifical Council for the Laity and ecclesial movements and new communities. There is a network of contacts and meetings, and there are periodic gatherings in assembly, such as the one held on Thursday 27 June 2013 in the PCL aula magna.... Read more -
The Holy Father grants indulgences to participants in WYD Brazil
2013-07-10 L’Osservatore Romano Pope Francis has decided to grant a Plenary and Partial Indulgence to all those who take part in the 28th World Youth Day that will be celebrated from 22 to 28 July in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Apostolic Penitentiary has published the relative Decree today, in... Read more -
John XXIII and John Paul II soon to be saints!
This morning, 5th July 2013, the Holy Father Pope Francis received Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, in a private audience. During the course of the audience, the Holy Father authorised the Congregation to promulgate the Decree regarding, among... Read more -
Santiago Perez de Camino heads the “Church and Sport” Section at the Pontifical Council for the Laity
Santiago Perez de Camino heads the “Church and Sport” Section at the Pontifical Council for the Laity since last April 2013. Santiago, born in Madrid in 1986 has been responsible for the Visa Office at the General Secretariat of World Youth Day Madrid 2011. He has collaborated for 10 years in youth... Read more -
Meeting with the steering commitee of "Together for Europe"
On last Wednesday morning, June 5, the President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, His Eminence Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko received the members of the steering committee of “Together for Europe”. The participants were Maria Voce, Eli Folonari, Gabri Fallacara, Clara Squarzon, Severin Schmid... Read more -
Pentecost with Ecclesial Movements, New Communities and Lay Associations
18-19 May 2013 As part of the celebrations for the Year of Faith, Pope Francis met representants of Ecclesial Movements, New Communities and Lay Associations in St Peter's Square. More than 120.000 people took part in the Vigil of Pentecost and in the Pentecost Mass celebrated the day after. Both... Read more -
Ecclesial movements and new communities in the thought of cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
During the days from 15th to 17th May, 2013, an international Congress has been organized in Rome by the Pontifical University “Regina Apostolorum”, under the title: “Springtime of the Church and action of the Holy Spirit”. The Congress has been held, in the Year of Faith, on occasion of the Day... Read more -
His Excellency, Msgr. Josef Clemens, administers the sacrament of Confirmation in Bejing (China)
Invited by the resident Catholic German community of “St. Joseph Freinademetz” in Bejing (People's Republic of China) His Excellency, Msgr. Josef Clemens, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, administered the sacrament of Confirmation to 23 young people of the parish of... Read more -
Beatification of Mons. Novarese – the apostle of the sick
On Saturday May 11, 2013 in the Basilica of Saint Paul outside the Walls, His Eminence Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone presided the solemn liturgy of beatification of Mons. Luigi Novarese. The servant of God, John Paul II had defined him “the apostle of the sick”. Mons Noverese is the founder of Silent... Read more -
Faith + Virtue + Athletics
With the exception of a child’s parents, very few adults can have the impact that a coach can on the character development of a young person. Beyond wins and losses, a coach that is remembered is one who teaches dignity, virtue, and sportsmanship. The Franciscan University timed with Sports Leaders... Read more -
Lay auditors at the Second Vatican Council
The Holy Father Benedict XVI called the Church to celebrate the Year of Faith in order to emphasise his desire to commemorate the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council. He wanted to demonstrate that the aim of the Council “ was to show … the truth and beauty of the faith in today’s world without... Read more -
The alliance between sport and Christianity: an unnoticed victory for Pope Benedict XVI
Karen Joisten & Norbert Müller The resignation of the Pope came suddenly and the press reacted immediately. The comments of the press were not so much about the achievements of the Pope but about the resignation itself, this unbelievable act that had not happened for centuries. How should one... Read more -
Ryłko and the responsible of Women’s Section participated at the "Course for Bishops" in Rio de Janeiro
From February 4 to 8, 2013, the XXIIth “Course for Bishops” took place in Rio de Janeiro, organized by the same Archdiocese. This meeting started on 1990 on the initiative of the then archbishop of Rio, Msgr Eugenio Araujo Sales. All Brazilian Bishops are invited to participate in it. On its... Read more -
Update of the Directory of associations
Here is another update for our Directory. With the passing of time, it can be seen how there is a flourishing of groups of the faithful which Blessed John Paul II referred to as “a new era of group endeavours” in the post-synodal apostolic exhortation Christifideles Laici. The updates are for... Read more -
Benedict XVI writes on "The Financial Times"
In the stable in Bethlehem a new world is beginning by Antonio Grappone On December 20th, in reply to an unusual request, an article by the Holy Father was published in the Financial Times, one of the world’s most prestigious financial newspapers. The request followed the publication... Read more -
The WYD is a slow sowing that bears fruit in the life of young people
29/11/2012 “The Vigil of Saturday night, July 27th, and the Final Mass of Rio World Youth Day, July 28th, will be celebrated in Guaratiba, in the western part of Rio de Janeiro (Zona Oeste)” With these words the Mayor of the city, Mr Edoardo Paes, announced the news to 200 delegates... Read more -
WYD: a missionary laboratory
“World Youth Days are a missionary laboratory, a providential occasion to strengthen faith, a meaningful incitement to commit ourselves to evangelization”. Using these words, His Excellency Msgr. Josef Clemens, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, addressed the assembly during the... Read more -
WYD and youth ministry
27 November 2012 - Yesterday, November 26th, was the first full day of work for the 200 youth apostolate delegates who had come to Rio de Janeiro from 75 countries and 40 movements and youth associations. The preparatory meeting for WYD Rio (July 23-28 2013) involved interventions from Archbishop... Read more -
Rio de Janeiro: World Youth Day 2013 – Second Preparatory Meeting
23 November 2012 – A delegation from the Pontifical Council for the Laity will take part in the 2nd Preparatory Meeting for the 2013 WYD in Rio De Janeiro (July 23rd to 28th 2013). The delegation is led by its President, Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko, and Secretary, Bishop Josef Clemens, and includes... Read more -
Rio de Janeiro: World Youth Day 2013 – Second Preparatory Meeting
23 November 2012 – A delegation from the Pontifical Council for the Laity will take part in the 2nd Preparatory Meeting for the 2013 WYD in Rio De Janeiro (July 23rd to 28th 2013). The delegation is led by its President, Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko, and Secretary, Bishop Josef Clemens, and includes... Read more -
WYD Rio 2013 Information Sheet
The Pontifical Council for the Laity has sent out an information sheet for the next World Youth Day, scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro from 23 to 28 July 2013. The PCL Youth Section have compiled this information concerning the pastoral and logistic aspects of the event in order to express... Read more -
Press release - Pan African Congress for the Catholic Laity
PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR THE LAITY Pan African Congress for the Catholic Laity Being witnesses of Jesus Christ in Africa today “Salt of the earth...light of the World (Mt. 5:13-14) 4 – 9 September 2012 Yaounde, Cameroon Press release The Pontifical Council for the Laity is organising the... Read more
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