PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN LIFE:
CONCRETE PROBLEMS EMERGING FROM FAMILY PASTORAL CARE
LEONARDO NEPI, PhD.
Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
Pastoral of Human Life - Webinar
18 April 2024
On 18 April, the Dicastery hosted an online meeting attended by almost 200 people including heads of the Family and Life Commissions of the Bishops’ Conferences, representatives of family movements and associations, and members of research institutes belonging to the International Network of University Institutes for the Family (REDIUF) which have joined the Family Global Compact coordinated by this Dicastery.
In the wake of ‘Dignitas infinita’ - a Declaration which renews the universal Church’s commitment to defending the dignity, life and integrity of every human being from conception to natural death - and in light of current challenges concerning bioethics and biolaw, the three-hour webinar gathered experts who delved into and discussed specific issues that are of particular concern to pastors and families around the world today.
The common goal was to consider how to build organic pastoral care of human life which expresses the evangelical and pedagogical commitments addressed to families, communities, dioceses, and parishes.