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October 5, 2020

Cardinal Farrell to lead commission determining confidential contracts

Pope Francis named Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life to a lead a commission that determines which economic activities of the Vatican remain confidential. Cardinal Farrell is pictured in a 2018 file photo.

VATICAN CITY - Continuing his efforts to ensure financial transparency and accountability, Pope Francis named Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life to lead a commission that determines which economic activities remain confidential.

Published in Vatican
November 25, 2019

Canadian joins dicastery’s new youth advisory board

Joseph Edward San José, right, of Catholic Christian Outreach in Burnaby, B.C., here with Kathleen-Rosebelle Diaz during this summer’s youth synod followup, has been appointed to the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life’s new International Youth Advisory Board.

VATICAN CITY -- The Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life announced it is setting up a specialized team of 20 young Catholic leaders, including Canadian Joseph Edward San José, as advisors to help with youth ministry issues.

Published in Youth Speak News
June 25, 2019

Abuse battle expands to lay movements

Participants attend a meeting sponsored by the Vatican's Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life in Rome June 13, 2019. The dicastery brought together representatives of lay movements and associations to review child protection policies.)

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican has expanded its fight against sex abuse in the Church by giving all lay movements and associations a December deadline to submit formal guidelines and protocols for reporting and preventing cases of abuse.

Published in Vatican
May 23, 2019

Cardinal Farrell: Church must promote pastoral approach to human life

Cardinal Farrell pictured in a Sept. 9, 2018, photo.

VATICAN CITY -- 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.

Published in Faith
June 14, 2018

Editorial: A game changer

Pope Francis receives a Catholic Charities jersey and an autographed soccer ball Sept. 2015.

Sport is a pervasive phenomenon of 21st-century culture. Therefore, asked the Vatican, “how could the Church not be interested?”

Published in Editorial