Family

The family is the basic unit of Society and the Catholic Church has good news for the family. However this area is subject to many challenges, especially in Europe.

On several occasions CCEE has placed the family at the centre of its activities. To serve the Human person and announce the Gospel is also to serve the family.

The family ministry cannot be understood as a sector or an aspect of pastoral care, but rather as the perspective to which all pastoral care refers to. This adequate and complete pastoral care is connected with the urgency to proclaim the Gospel of the family.

News

Webinar: Commission for Family and Life

17 July 2026

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Audience of Pope Leo XIV with the Presidency of the CCEE and the Presidents of the Commissions

The activities of the CCEE, the initiatives of its Commissions and its future commitments were presented to the Holy Father.

6 July 2026

The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, received in…

“The Christian Family: The Hope of Europe”

The Meeting of Bishops and National Directors for Family and Life

11 November 2025

From 9 to 11 November 2025, Rome hosted a…

“I have come so that they might have life and have it to the full” (Jn 10:10): Promoting the Three Stages of Life

The online meeting of the Bishops and National Directors

9 May 2024

On 6 May 2024 the Family and Life Commission of…

“Lord, how can we know the way?” (Jn,14:5). The family in Europe today

The meeting of bishops and national directors

10 May 2023

The meeting of bishops and national directors for…

Meeting of the Commission for Family and Life

23 February 2023

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Meeting of the Bishops and National Directors for Family and Life

23 February 2023

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Church in Europe: a family of families on the move

The path to the World Meeting in June

13 May 2022

From 10 to 12 May 2022, the first meeting of…

National Directors for Family and Life

24 January 2022

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