Bishops discuss family reality at Vatican

Bishops are meeting at the Vatican to discuss marriage and family pastoral care and how the Church can respond to the lived realities of families. The gathering marks ten years since the publication of Amoris laetitia.

Cardinal Mario Grech and Cardinal Kevin Farrell opened the sessions by emphasizing the importance of listening to families. During the opening, Pope Leo XIV addressed the participants, noting the ten-year anniversary of Amoris laetitia and highlighting family life as a major concern.

The sessions include reviewing the impact of Amoris laetitia and addressing the need for better formation and accompaniment. This includes a request for the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life to develop a catechetical path for married life that considers a person's entire history from baptism.