Number of articles: 41

"A close-knit team"

In Abidjan in Ivory Coast, parents and teachers are working together closely to build a school that reinforces the values learned at home.

Personal testimonies

"The family needs a miracle"

In his homily on July 6 in Ecuador, Pope Francis points to our Lady's role at Cana and asks people to go to Mary's intercession, since families today need Christ to work a new miracle.

From the Church and the Pope

"Never stop working on your marriage"

Emily Marcucci, a Harvard grad from Massachusetts who has been married for 15 years and has 8 children, talks about the challenges and joys of raising a large family.

Personal testimonies

Saint Josemaria and the Marian Year

Half-way through the Marian year for the family in Opus Dei, Bishop Javier Echevarria recalls some advice of Saint Josemaria for families.

From the Prelate

"Witnesses to the beauty of life"

On June 15, Pope Francis spoke to families from Rome about the mystery and beauty of being parents in God's creative plan, "based on the diversity of being man and woman, the 'first' and most fundamental difference, constitutive of the human being."

From the Church and the Pope

Caring for the Sick in the Family

In his June 10 general audience, Pope Francis spoke about the "daily heroism" of families that care for a loved one who is ill.

From the Church and the Pope

"Vulnerability of the family"

In his June 3 general audience, Pope Francis began a cycle of reflections on the problems families face today, starting with poverty and a "culture of Mammon" that places money over family ties.

From the Church and the Pope

40 Years Since June 26: #JuneForFamilies

On the 26th of June, the Church celebrates the feast of Saint Josemaria, who died on this date in 1975. In this year of special prayer for families, we offer each day in June some advice of his on the family, both for the web and the social networks.

Recent News

eBook: Catechesis on the Family (Vol. I)

The first 8 of Pope Francis' Wednesday general audiences on the topic of the family, in pdf and epub format.

From the Church and the Pope

A Brother & Sister Reconciled

A brother and sister in Australia had not been speaking to each other for a long time. Through their father's praying to the intercession of Dora del Hoyo, the siblings began speaking to each other again.

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