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• Sixth World Encounter of Families (Mexico City, 13-18 January 2009)
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  • Words of Card. Ennio Antonelli at the 86th Assembly of the Episcopal Conference of Mexico (November 11, 2008)
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• Fifth World Meeting of the Families (Valencia, 1-9 July 2006)
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• Intervention by H.Em. Card. Alfonso López Trujillo at the XI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on "Eucharistic Coherence of Politicians and Legislators" (October 7, 2005)
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• XVI Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family - "The Mission of Mature, Experienced Couples with the Engaged and Young Married Couples" (Città del Vaticano, New Synod Hall, 18-19-20 November 2004)
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• Intervention by Card. López Trujillo at the Conference on "The Role of Family in Post-Industrial Society and Creation of Family Climate in Public Sphere" (Praha, 11-12 November 2004)
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• Intervention by Card. López Trujillo at the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the 3rd General Conference of CELAM (Puebla, 14 February 2004)
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• Reflection by Card. Alfonso López Trujillo: "On the 25th anniversary of the Puebla Conference" (February 2004)
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• Reflection by Card. Alfonso López Trujillo: Family Values Versus Safe Sex (December 1, 2003)
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• Intervention by Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo at the Cardinals' Symposium on the 25th anniversary of the Pontificate of John Paul II (October 18, 2003)
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• Reflection by Card. Alfonso López Trujillo on: "Cloning: the disappearance of direct parenthood and denial of the family" (August 8, 2003)
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• Conclusions by Card. Alfonso López Trujillo on: "The Family and Life in Europe" (June 14, 2003)
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• Reflection by Card. Alfonso López Trujillo on: "Partial-birth abortion" (March 29, 2003)
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• Reflection by Card. Alfonso López Trujillo: The Rosary as Family Prayer (February 4, 2003)
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• Fourth World Meeting of the Families (Manila, January 25-26, 2003)
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  • Opening of the Theological-Pastoral Congress during the Fourth World Meeting of the Families in Manila: Address of the Pontifical Legate, Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo (January 22, 2003)
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  • Conclusions of the Theological-Pastoral Congress during the Fourth World Meeting of the Families in Manila (January 2003)
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• "Preface" of Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo to the volume "Lexicon. Termini ambigui e discussi su famiglia, vita e questioni etiche" (December 8, 2002)
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• Conclusions of the 15th Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family (October 19, 2002)
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• Intervention by Card. Alfonso Lopez Trujillo: "A proposito delle "Nuove Risoluzioni" del Parlamento Europeo in favore dell'aborto" (July 2002)
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• Homily of Card. Alfonso López Trujillo on the 3rd anniversary of the beatification of Padre Pio (May 2, 2002)
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• Theological-Pastoral Congress (October 11-13, 2000)

   

  • Presentation of the book "Children: Family and Society in the New Millennium"
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  • Declaration regarding the Resolution of the European Parliament dated March 16, 2000, making de facto unions, including same sex unions, equal to the family
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• Conclusions of a Vatican conference on the Family and Integration of the Disabled (March 4, 2000)
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• The Family and Human Rights (December 9, 1999) 
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• Declaration of Buenos Aires (August 5, 1999)
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• Declaration on the Decrease of Fertility in the World (February 27, 1998)
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• Vademecum for confessors concerning some aspects of the morality of conjugal life (1997)
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• Preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage (1996)
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•  The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality (1995)
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• The Church and the International Year of the Family (December 25, 1993)
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• Charter of the Rights of the Family (October 22, 1983)
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• II World Meeting of the Holy Father with Families, Rio de Janeiro, 4-5 october 1997

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• Pastoral Themes to prepare for the event - Most Rev. Gil Hellín
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• The Family: gift and commitment, hope for humanity - Msgr. Francesco Di Felice
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• The Indissolubility of Marriage and the II World Meeting with Families in Rio de Janeiro - Msgr. Francesco Di Felice
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