Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Pope Leo Opens Vatican Meeting on Modern Catholic Families
Pope Leo has brought bishops from many countries together at the Vatican.
They are meeting to talk about Catholic family life.
The meeting marks 10 years since Pope Francis wrote a document called Amoris Laetitia.
That document asked the Church to show more compassion to Catholics facing difficult situations.
The bishops may discuss people who are divorced and remarried, as well as LGBT Catholics.
Those topics are not officially listed on the meeting’s agenda.
About 150 bishops and 11 Catholic couples are taking part.
The meeting is planned to run through October 14.
Pope Leo opened a week-long Vatican assembly involving about 150 bishops from around the world.
The assembly is meeting through October 14 to discuss Catholic teachings on family life.
Its gathering marks the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’s document Amoris Laetitia.
Divorced and remarried Catholics and LGBT members may be discussed, though they are not formally on the agenda.
Eleven lay Catholic couples are taking part and are expected to share testimonies.
- Who
- Pope Leo, about 150 bishops from around the world, and 11 lay Catholic couples.
- What
- A Vatican assembly discussing Catholic family life teachings.
- When
- It began on October 7 and is scheduled to meet through October 14.
- Where
- The Vatican.
- Why
- The assembly marks the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’s document Amoris Laetitia and is intended to consider ways to help modern families.
- Participants
- About 150 bishops from around the world
- Countries represented
- More than 115
- Lay participants
- 11 Catholic couples
- Meeting dates
- October 7 through October 14
- Anniversary
- The 10th anniversary of Amoris Laetitia
- Topics potentially discussed
- The Church’s treatment of LGBT members and Catholics who are divorced and remarried; neither is formally on the agenda.
- China
- Two bishops from China are participating.