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Santa Librada Foundation community wedding program

Overview

The Santa Librada Foundation continues its Sagrada Familia project, which provides marriage access to low-income families in Paraguay through organized community wedding ceremonies.

In September 2026, the foundation hosted a ceremony in Posta Ybycuá for 95 couples. This event followed a year-long accompaniment process for participants and contributed to a total of 7,162 couples married through the initiative since its inception in 2017.

In October 2026, the program held a ceremony in Altos, Cordillera, for 42 couples at the San Lorenzo de Altos parish. Presided over by Bishop Ricardo Valenzuela, the event marked the second consecutive year of ceremonies in Altos. Following this event, the total number of couples assisted by the program reached 7,233.

Entities

Fundación Santa Librada · Posta Ybycuá · San Lorenzo de Altos Parish · Ricardo Valenzuela · Luis González

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Altos community wedding celebrates 42 couples

    Forty-two couples in Altos, Paraguay, celebrated community weddings organized by the Santa Librada Foundation, aimed at formalizing religious marriages and strengthening family bonds.

  2. [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Posta Ybycuá hosts community wedding for 95 couples

    The Fundación Santa Librada organized a community wedding in Posta Ybycuá, Paraguay, where 95 low-income couples formalized their unions through the Sagrada Familia project.

Sources

diarioparaguayo.com · rosarionuestro.com · ultimahora.com · ultimahora.com.py