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===Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life===
{{Main|Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life}}

The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life is competent for the enhancement of the apostolate of the lay faithful, the pastoral care of the young, of the family and its mission according to God's plan, of the elderly, and for the promotion and protection of life. In pursuing its own competences, the dicastery maintains relations with the particular churches, with the Bishops' Conferences, their regional and continental Unions, the Oriental Hierarchical Structures and other ecclesial organisms, promoting exchange among them and offering its collaboration so that the values and initiatives connected with these matters may be promoted.

The dicastery expresses the Church's special solicitude for young people, promoting their protagonism in the midst of the world's challenges. It studies and deepens, with the support of experts, the major causes of crises in marriages and families, with particular attention to the experiences of those involved in failed marriages, especially with regard to children, in order to promote a greater awareness of the value of the family and the role of parents in society and in the Church. The current prefect is [[Kevin Farrell|Kevin Joseph Cardinal Farrell]].

==== Associated organizations ====

===== Pontifical Academy for Life =====
The dicastery collaborates with the Pontifical Academy for Life in matters concerning the protection and promotion of human life and makes use of its expertise. It is dedicated to promoting the Church's consistent life ethic. It also does related research on bioethics and Catholic moral theology. The current president of the academy is [[Vincenzo Paglia|Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia]].

===== Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Matrimonial and Family Science =====
The Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Matrimonial and Family Science is devoted to the study of the truth about the human person in all of its dimensions: theological, philosophical, anthropological, and indeed cosmological-scientific. The institute centers its study of the person in the community that is the original cell of human society: marriage and family.<ref>{{Cite web |title=At a Glance {{!}} About the Institute {{!}} John Paul II Institute |url=https://www.johnpaulii.edu/about/glance/ |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=johnpaulii.edu}}</ref> The current president of the institute is [[Philippe Bordeyne|Monsignor Philippe Bordeyne]].