VATICAN: Working Document for World Synod of Bishops on the Pastoral Challenges of the Family Published
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The Instrumentum
Laboris (Latin for Working Document) for World Synod of Bishops on “The Pastoral Challenges of the
Family in the Context of Evangelization” was published in the Vatican on
Thursday, 26 June, 2014. The document highlights both the pastoral challenges
and concrete examples of pastoral care of the family and marriage. READ THE
FULL TEXT OF THE DOCUMENT on the Vatican Website
at: http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/synod/documents/rc_synod_doc_20140626_instrumentum-laboris-familia_en.html
Laboris (Latin for Working Document) for World Synod of Bishops on “The Pastoral Challenges of the
Family in the Context of Evangelization” was published in the Vatican on
Thursday, 26 June, 2014. The document highlights both the pastoral challenges
and concrete examples of pastoral care of the family and marriage. READ THE
FULL TEXT OF THE DOCUMENT on the Vatican Website
at: http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/synod/documents/rc_synod_doc_20140626_instrumentum-laboris-familia_en.html
This document is a
summary of the answers to a worldwide questionnaire on how Catholics
perceive the current situation of the family and marriage in the world today.
The results provide an in-depth look at concerns, challenges and hopes shared
by Catholics.
summary of the answers to a worldwide questionnaire on how Catholics
perceive the current situation of the family and marriage in the world today.
The results provide an in-depth look at concerns, challenges and hopes shared
by Catholics.
This is the Working
Document for a meeting of bishops and other
delegates to take place in Rome from 5-19 October, 2014. This October, 2014 synod – officially called the Synod of Bishops III Extraordinary General Assembly – will “define” the “status quaestionis” (Latin
for “the state of the question”) of the topic of the family and marriage. Then
the next synod – officially called the Synod
of Bishops XIV Ordinary General Assembly
to take place in Rome in October, 2015 — will ”seek working guidelines in the
pastoral care of the person and the family.”
Document for a meeting of bishops and other
delegates to take place in Rome from 5-19 October, 2014. This October, 2014 synod – officially called the Synod of Bishops III Extraordinary General Assembly – will “define” the “status quaestionis” (Latin
for “the state of the question”) of the topic of the family and marriage. Then
the next synod – officially called the Synod
of Bishops XIV Ordinary General Assembly
to take place in Rome in October, 2015 — will ”seek working guidelines in the
pastoral care of the person and the family.”
The day after it was published this Instrumentum
Laboris was used in the AMECEA Pastoral Department Workshop for National
Commissions for Marriage and Family Life Apostolate in the AMECEA Region that
took place in Nairobi on 23rd to 27th June, 2014.
Laboris was used in the AMECEA Pastoral Department Workshop for National
Commissions for Marriage and Family Life Apostolate in the AMECEA Region that
took place in Nairobi on 23rd to 27th June, 2014.
SOURCE: Fr. Joe Healley, MM
