The teaching of Gaudium et Spes on the conjugal and family community thus goes on to highlight the social function of the family, defined as “a school of deeper humanity” and “the foundation of society” (GS, 52), calling upon all those with social responsibilities, especially in the political and cultural spheres, to fulfil their duty to “work efficiently for the welfare of marriage and the family”.
General Audience, 21 October 2026
Second Vatican Council: the guiding star of the Church
Invitation to follow Leo XIV’s Catechesis every Wednesday
