Catholic Intelligence
Search
If the Lord does not watch over the city, in vain does the watchman keep vigil.Ps 127:1

Life & Family

Pope Leo XIV attends Amoris laetitia meeting

Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

Pope Leo XIV attended the first meeting of a gathering focused on Amoris laetitia on Wednesday, October 8, 2026. The meeting seeks to understand why many young people are choosing not to marry.

During the session, Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, noted a progressive decline in marriages worldwide.

AI-assisted briefing based on the sources below.

1 source4 reports2 languages

Read it in Español · Português

Read the source

Sources behind this story

More Catholic news

How the coverage unfolded

  1. Oct 9, 7:01 AM ACI Prensa Español Encuentro sobre Amoris laetitia busca respuestas a por qué muchos jóvenes no quieren casarse
  2. Oct 9, 10:50 AM ACI Digital Português Encontro sobre Amoris laetitia debate por que muitos jovens não querem se casar
  3. Oct 9, 2:05 PM InfoCatólica Español Farrell constata el descenso mundial de los matrimonios civiles y canónicos en el encuentro por los diez años de Amoris laetitia
  4. Oct 9, 6:24 AM Alfa y Omega Español Aunque los jóvenes se casen menos, «no han dejado de tener sed de amor»

More on Pope Leo XIV

  1. Oct 9, 3:16 PM PT · 4 sources Pope Leo XIV discusses Eucharistic Congress plans with Sydney bishops
  2. Oct 9, 3:16 PM PT · 27 sources Pope Leo XIV appoints Luis Antonio Tagle as new Dean of College of Cardinals
  3. Oct 9, 2:14 PM PT · 4 sources Pope Leo XIV appoints Giorgio Ferretti as Bishop of Lucera-Troia
  4. Oct 9, 1:35 PM PT · 3 sources Pope Leo XIV releases video message
  5. Oct 9, 1:33 PM PT · 5 sources Pope Leo XIV appoints Luis Antonio G. Tagle as dean of College of Cardinals
  6. Oct 9, 12:22 PM PT · 16 sources Pope Leo XIV appoints Sister Mary Teresa Barron as Adjunct Secretary of Dicastery for Evangelization
  7. Oct 9, 12:11 PM PT · 3 sources Pope Leo XIV participates in Vatican meeting on family
  8. Oct 9, 12:00 PM PT · 4 sources Pope Leo XIV tells students to counter false teachers with critical thinking
  9. Oct 9, 11:17 AM PT · 4 sources Bishops of El Salvador ask Pope Leo XIV to proclaim Saint Óscar Romero a Doctor of the Church
  10. Oct 9, 10:47 AM PT · 22 sources Pope Leo XIV presides over Mass for the inauguration of the academic year of the Pontifical Universities
  11. Oct 9, 10:45 AM PT Pope Leo XIV prayers highlight Bishop Kenney’s visit to Rome
  12. Oct 9, 10:23 AM PT · 11 sources Pope Leo XIV to deliver peace message in Assisi 40 years after St. John Paul II’s landmark gathering
  13. Oct 9, 9:47 AM PT · 10 sources Pope Leo XIV opens Vatican meeting on family
  14. Oct 9, 8:31 AM PT · 28 sources Pope Leo XIV releases video message for 100th World Mission Day
  15. Oct 9, 7:37 AM PT · 4 sources Pope Leo XIV to Open International Congress on Infertility in Rome
  16. Oct 9, 7:32 AM PT · 4 sources Pope Leo XIV sends video message for 100th anniversary of DOMUND
  17. Oct 9, 7:32 AM PT · 22 sources Pope Leo XIV visits France
  18. Oct 9, 7:32 AM PT · 7 sources Pope Leo XIV asks faithful to pray the Rosary
  19. Oct 9, 7:32 AM PT · 18 sources Pope Leo XIV delivers catechesis on Church's mission at general audience
  20. Oct 9, 7:32 AM PT · 19 sources Pope Leo XIV writes foreword to YOUCAT book on love and relationships
  21. Oct 9, 7:29 AM PT · 5 sources Pope Leo XIV receives President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone in audience
  22. Oct 9, 6:17 AM PT · 58 sources Pope Leo XIV meets with heads of Eastern Churches and Presidents of Bishops' Conferences
  23. Oct 9, 6:17 AM PT · 17 sources Pope Leo XIV delivers general audience on October 7, 2026
  24. Oct 9, 6:17 AM PT · 2 sources Pope Leo XIV to visit Argentina
  25. Oct 9, 6:17 AM PT · 15 sources Pope Leo XIV writes foreword for new edition of YOUCAT Love Forever

Discussion

Loading discussion…

Catholic News · Comments are signed by readers with a verified address.