Speeches, programme and available resources
At 11.30 am on Friday 2 October 2026, a press conference was held at the Holy See Press Office to present the meeting between the Holy Father Leo XIV and the Heads of the Eastern Churches and the Presidents of the Episcopal Conferences, entitled ‘Ten Years after Amoris laetitia: proclaiming the Gospel with Families Today’. The meeting will take place in the Paul VI Hall (Vatican) from the afternoon of Wednesday 7 October 2026 until the late afternoon of Wednesday 14 October 2026.
On the final day, Pope Leo XIV will preside over Holy Mass in St Peter’s Square at 10.00 am.
The following speakers took part in the press conference:
- Prof. Gabriella Gambino, Undersecretary of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life – Coordinator for families during the meeting;
- Prof. Orietta Rachele Grazioli, Permanent Lecturer in ‘Canon and Comparative Family Law’ at the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for the Sciences of Marriage and the Family – Deputy Coordinator of the experts during the meeting;
- Rev, Father Giacomo Costa, S.I., Consultant to the General Secretariat of the Synod, responsible for methodology during the meeting.
A press kit was handed out to the media representatives present and is also available on a web page entirely dedicated to the event: www.amorislaetitia.va
The website contains all the information currently available and will be updated daily throughout the event.
Program – List of participants
Gambino’s speech (PDF ITA) – Grazioli’s speech (PDF ITA) – Costa, S.I.’s speech (PDF ITA)