Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life

This dicastery combines the activities of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, the Pontifical Council for the Family and the Pontifical Academy for Life into a single dicastery, which has responsibility to foster the development of the life and apostolate of the lay faithful, the pastoral care of young people, the family and its mission according to God's plan, as well as the protection and support of human life.

Charter of the Rights of the Family (1983)

The Family, the Heart of the Civilization of Love (1993)

Ethical and Pastoral Dimensions of Population Trends (1994)

Truth and the Meaning of Human Sexuality (1996)

UK Visit: Familiaris Consortio and the Family (1996)

UK Visit: Evangelium Vitae and the Pro-Life Movement (1996)

An Economy for the Family (1996)

A Call for Life and the Family (1996)

Family and Demography in Europe (1996)

Institutional and Charismatic Aspects: Quasi Coessential to the Church's Constitution (2000)

Family, Marriage and De Facto Unions (2000)

Declaration on the Production and the Scientific and Therapeutic Use of Human Embryonic Stem Cells (2000)

Respect for the Dignity of the Dying (2000)

Prospects for Xenotransplantation: Scientific Aspects and Ethical Considerations (2001)

Conclusions: Theological-Pastoral Congress On "Familiaris Consortio" (2001)

On the Nature of the Human Person as the Foundation for the Right to Life (2002)

Decree of Approval of Statutes of Neocatechumenal Way 'Ad Experimentum' (2002)

Neo-Catechumenal Way, Decree of Approval (2002)

Final Communiqué: Ethics of Biomedical Research (2003)

The Subject in a Vegetative State: a Personalistic View (2004)

The Dignity of Human Procreation and Reproductive Technologies (2004)

Legalizing Euthanasia for Children in the Netherlands (2004)

Final Declaration of the 12th General Assembly

Conclusions of the 17th Plenary Assembly (2006)

Final Declaration: International Congress (2007)