Amoris Laetitia

More than 200 participants from across India gathered at St. Pius X College in Goregaon, Mumbai, on October 15–16 for a national symposium examining challenges to family life, pastoral accompaniment, and the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI).

A new book calling on Catholic parishes to strengthen family life through sustained pastoral accompaniment was launched on October 15 during the National Symposium 2026 in Mumbai, as the Church marks the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love).

Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to be admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital “late in the morning” on October 13, for surgery to remove a localized nodule in his lung.

Auxiliary Bishop Stephen Fernandes of Bombay and a Sri Lankan Redemptorist are among four Asian theologians appointed as experts for a Vatican meeting convened by Pope Leo XIV to mark the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia, which addresses love in the family.

Families at St. Anthony's Church in Vakola, a suburb of Mumbai in western India, were encouraged to make care for creation a way of life during an interactive session on integral ecology inspired by Pope Francis' teachings.

The Vatican has released the Preparatory Document for a global meeting on Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis' 2016 apostolic exhortation on family life, that will bring together the heads of the Eastern Catholic Churches and presidents of bishops' conferences from around the world at the Vatican from October 7–14, 2026.

Marking the tenth anniversary of Amoris Laetitia, Pope Leo XIV has invited the presidents of Bishops’ Conferences worldwide for a high-level meeting in Rome in October 2026, aimed at revitalizing pastoral outreach to families in today’s complex realities.