Pope Leo XIV Convokes Family ‘Summit’ for Bishops on 10th Anniversary of Predecessor’s ‘Lightning Rod’ Document

Pope Leo to host global summit on the ‘beauty’ of marriage and families amid today’s challenges

Vatican City • On the 10th anniversary of “Amoris Laetitia,” Pope Francis’ 2016 apostolic exhortation on marriage and family, Pope Leo XIV announced he will hold a gathering of presidents of bishops’ conferences at the Vatican to address the same topics in October.

On 10th anniversary of 'Amoris Laetitia,' Pope Leo announces plans to convene bishops to discuss future of family ministry

Pope Leo announced on March 19 — 10 years after Pope Francis issued Amoris Laetitia — that he will convene presidents of episcopal conferences in October to discuss how they… The post On 10th anniversary of ‘Amoris Laetitia,’ Pope Leo announces plans to convene bishops to discuss future of family ministry appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Pope Leo announces October gathering for ‘synodal discernment’ on Amoris laetitia

Pope Leo XIV has invited the presidents of the world’s episcopal conferences to meet in Rome in October 2026 “to proceed, in mutual listening, to a synodal discernment on the steps to be taken in order to proclaim the Gospel to families today.”Pope Leo greets bishops at the Vatican in October 2025. Credit Image: © Marco Iacobucci/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press WireSubscribe nowHe announced the gathering in a March 19 letter commemorating the 10th an…

Vatican to host global summit on marriage, family in October

As some polls show that only about half of Gen Z respondents say marriage is important and even fewer prioritize having children, the Vatican is calling a global summit to address the future of family life.

Pope Leo XIV convokes family ‘summit’ for bishops on 10th anniversary of predecessor’s ‘lightning rod’ document

ROME – Pope Leo XIV Thursday announced a new summit on family life to be held in October. The announcement came with a special message to mark the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’s Amoris Laetitia, a lighting-rod document on family life that was a watershed in his pontificate. Published March 19 to coincide with the official date of Amoris Laetitia‘s signing in 2016, Leo XIV’s message alluded to new challenges presented by a rapidly changing cu…

Pope convokes presidents of Bishops’ Conferences for meeting on families

Ten years after its publication, Pope Leo XIV praises the “valuable teachings” of Amoris Laetitia, and convokes presidents of Bishops’ Conferences to Rome in October 2026 for a meeting to discuss ways to proclaim the Gospel to families today. Read all