{"id":197,"date":"2025-07-10T21:50:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T21:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catholicdioceseofmuranga.org\/?page_id=197"},"modified":"2025-07-14T16:40:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T16:40:39","slug":"family-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catholicdioceseofmuranga.org\/index.php\/family-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"197\" class=\"elementor elementor-197\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab8ab8 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ab8ab8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4679bd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4679bd7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e84d5d3 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"e84d5d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 56c110.532 0 200 89.451 200 200 0 110.532-89.451 200-200 200-110.532 0-200-89.451-200-200 0-110.532 89.451-200 200-200m0-48C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm0 168c-44.183 0-80 35.817-80 80s35.817 80 80 80 80-35.817 80-80-35.817-80-80-80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMission\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTo empower families and build a society crammed with spiritual and moral values that draw them closer to God\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa5bbd2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa5bbd2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceb3d1f elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ceb3d1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-eye\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288 144a110.94 110.94 0 0 0-31.24 5 55.4 55.4 0 0 1 7.24 27 56 56 0 0 1-56 56 55.4 55.4 0 0 1-27-7.24A111.71 111.71 0 1 0 288 144zm284.52 97.4C518.29 135.59 410.93 64 288 64S57.68 135.64 3.48 241.41a32.35 32.35 0 0 0 0 29.19C57.71 376.41 165.07 448 288 448s230.32-71.64 284.52-177.41a32.35 32.35 0 0 0 0-29.19zM288 400c-98.65 0-189.09-55-237.93-144C98.91 167 189.34 112 288 112s189.09 55 237.93 144C477.1 345 386.66 400 288 400z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVision\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTo have stable families that are Sanctuaries of God and Nurturers of True Love and Life\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be850f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be850f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b2bdb elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2b2bdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Family Life Department in Catholic Diocese of Murang&#8217;a was started in 1987 with the leadership of Rev. Bishop Peter Kairo.\u00a0 It\u2019s activities focused making a good and holy families. The activities and programs developed by then focused on formation of the couple and uniting with God in procreation. These were very relevant to the community and this was evidenced by the trainings that were carried out. By 2012, about 30 couples had been trained by the help of Family Life Counselling Association of Kenya (FLCAK) on natural method of Family Planning and Marriage Encounter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cf92a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5cf92a7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdc333b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdc333b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5b6cea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5b6cea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"619\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/catholicdioceseofmuranga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fam.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-695\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catholicdioceseofmuranga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fam.jpg 619w, https:\/\/catholicdioceseofmuranga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fam-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/catholicdioceseofmuranga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fam-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e080b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e080b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71693d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71693d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, after several year of operation, Family Counselling Association of Kenya (FLCAK) underwent some financial crisis and could no more fund family life programs in our diocese. This led to the down fall of the department. In 2016, the current Bishop Rt. Rev. 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