Vatican Unveils Agenda for Global Family Summit Marking 'Amoris Laetitia' Anniversary
The preparatory document outlines five themes and a synodal process focused on family, marriage and human life.
- On Monday, the Holy See published the thematic framework for an October meeting of Episcopal Conferences and Eastern Catholic Churches, convened by Pope Leo XIV to discuss Amoris Laetitia.
- Pope Leo announced the meeting on March 19, 2026, marking the tenth anniversary of Amoris Laetitia, the apostolic exhortation that resulted from the two-year Synod on the Family held between 2014 and 2015.
- From October 7-14 in the Vatican, participants will address five thematic areas spanning pastoral commitment with families, young people's vocations to marriage, the first years of marriage, and walking with families in complex situations.
- The meeting aims to provide a space for "encounter, listening, and discernment" as bishops are urged to prioritize listening to the lived experiences of families in their local communities before October.
- Discussions will address how families can be commissioned as missionaries, drawing on "languages of love" to proclaim the Gospel while the Church seeks to overcome a "reductive conception of the norm" in family life.
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Vatican unveils agenda for global family summit marking 'Amoris Laetitia' anniversary
(OSV News) — The Vatican has released the framework for a fall meeting with the heads of Eastern Catholic Churches and presidents of bishops’ conferences, marking the 10th anniversary of “Amoris Laetitia” and focusing on the Church’s pastoral approach to families. Pope Francis’ issued his post-synodal apostolic exhortation on the pastoral care of families. It was published after the 2014 and 2015 Synods on the Family. Pope Leo XIV holds a baby …
October 'Amoris' meeting to focus on mission for families
The Holy See published on Monday the topics and preparatory document for an October meeting of presidents of bishops’ conferences and heads of Eastern Churches, who will gather at the pope’s request to discuss Amoris Laetitia.Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops in 2025. Credit: Vatican Media.The meeting — which will also involve several families sharing their experiences — has been widely taken as a sign of Pope Leo’s ongoing intention to consult br…
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