World Meeting of Families 2015

Today’s teaching on the family

See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”

Today’s teaching on the family

See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”

Francis Fund aims to serve the poor long after Pope Francis’ visit

A planning committee of the World Meeting of Families not only is raising awareness of poverty but money as well. A new fund will give grants for local anti-poverty efforts.

Catholic publishers will be part of World Meeting of Families

Several initiatives at the families' congress Sept. 22-25 are meant to promote Catholic publications that support the family and reading the Bible.

Today’s teaching on the family

See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”

Keepsake items for World Meeting of Families unveiled

More than 200 items emblazoned with the World Meeting of Families logo or Pope Francis’s smiling face will soon be available to purchase before the congress and papal visit this September.

Mural project gets community involved ahead of pope’s visit

A mural commemorating Pope Francis' visit and the World Meeting of Families in September will be painted in sections at several sites and installed at St. Malachy School in North Philadelphia.

Today’s teaching on the family

See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”

Key planner of families’ meeting faces criminal probe in Italy

Italian prosecutors are investigating charges of embezzlement for the Vatican archbishop heading the Pontifical Council for the Family. In Philadelphia, planning for the World Meeting of Families continues unaffected.

Today’s teaching on the family

See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”