Family

Seven ways families can shape society

A young man’s battle with agoraphobia and depression in Australia. Sometimes the most difficult parental decisions require and show the greatest love

“Thriving Marriages: An Inspirational and Practical Guide to Lasting Happiness” (New City Press)

Elizabeth Schiltz is a law professor and mother of four. While pregnant with her third child, she learned he had Down syndrome.

Love and unity are essential for any family to overcome life’s challenges. Our six-part series on families worldwide begins with a couple’s journey in war-torn Lebanon.

A global conference in Mexico emphasizes its strategy not to “combat the world, but to dialogue with it.”

A young European couple begins their married life with a stay at a Focolare community.

When students seek answers for the current crisis in the family, Dean David L. Schindler points them toward the traditions of the Church.

Five hundred people from 34 countries gather to celebrate 40 years of the Focolare’s New Families Movement and to give a look to the future.

Luminosa, one of the Focolare's little cities, is a real city with citizens from all walks of life, families included. Families who are long-time residents and those new to Luminosa share their experiences.