What is the GoodLove Community & why does it matter?
The GoodLove Community is a global Catholic initiative that helps parents guide their children toward a faith-based understanding of human sexuality.
In recent years, Catholic parents have faced growing challenges in raising their children with a sound understanding of life, love, and family. While they strive to teach traditional values at home, many schools—public and private alike—now promote views on “health and sexuality” that conflict with Catholic teaching.
In response to the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia, experts from twelve countries gathered at the Vatican in 2017 to address these concerns. Their collaboration gave rise to GoodLove, a global initiative offering families a wholesome, faith-based alternative to modern sex education programs.
Rooted in the truth of God’s design—“Male and Female He created them”—GoodLove helps parents guide their children toward an authentic understanding of human sexuality and the beauty of love within marriage.
The educators behind this effort formed the GoodLove Community, dedicated to providing coherent, morally sound, and Church-aligned formation for young people. The Population Research Institute (PRI) has been a proud, primary promoter and supporter of GoodLove since its inception.
Thanks to our supporters, these resources remain freely available at GoodLove.org, a trusted hub for Catholic parents seeking reliable materials for their children’s affective and sexual education.
GoodLove’s Impact
Key Results So Far
- Programs have a presence in the following countries: Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Great Britain, Kenya, France, Germany, and the United States.
- In addition, programs such as Alive to the World have versions in Romania, Albania, Slovakia, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, and 15 English-speaking African countries.
- GoodLove has 16 approved programs online right now: 8 in Spanish, 4 in English, 3 in French, and 1 in German.
Why we need your support
Your support helps us translate more GoodLove Community programs, reach new families, and ensure our website can serve thousands of parents worldwide.
Looking Ahead
The GoodLove Community has the following goals for 2026:
- Participate in the International Congress of Families and increase the visibility of the GoodLove Community.
- Expand the number of programs that join the Community.
- Target programs in English, French, and Italian to further expand the database.
- Conduct an outreach campaign with bishops from different episcopal conferences to get this message across to them.
- Strengthen relations with the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life in order to produce new materials.
Join us in helping families rediscover the beauty of God’s design for love and life. Visit GoodLove.org or support PRI’s mission to bring GoodLove to every corner of the world.
Testimonials
France:
“I have heard many young people saying that they need this type of material to teach theology of the body everywhere. I have been in contact with people from Germany, England, and especially France, who are looking for this type of material… The Goodlove website has helped them to make their first contact with Catholic materials on sex education and theology of the body.”
“In June [2025], I participated in a seminar in Rome at the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life, and I was with at least 40 people from different countries. I was able to share the Goodlove initiative with many of them, and they all expressed interest in having materials like these to promote teaching on the theology of the body.”
—Marie Gabrielle Menager
Spain:
“With the Archdiocese of Pamplona, we have implemented one of Goodlove’s programs, aimed at elementary schools. This program is being carried out in schools in Navarra, Madrid, and Alicante, as well as in schools in Mexico and Guatemala. Teachers are grateful to have materials that allow them to carry out the Catholic Church’s proposals on sexuality in the classroom. Before, they were afraid to address the subject. Now they even create their own activities that allow them to teach the class better and help children develop lessons tailored to each individual.”
“In Madrid, schools such as Retamar use the program especially with parents, who have said that it is the ideal complement to their conversations with their children on sensitive topics.”
“In Alicante, the Ángel de la Guarda School has implemented the program throughout the elementary school and has filled a gap in Catholic sex education that had been pending.”
—Carlos Beltramo
“Thanks to the collaboration with the GoodLove Community, the Soy Infinity web platform, aimed at teenagers and young people, has been able to reach more people. The growth in users has been enormous, and more and more young people are turning to us for Christian guidance on their sexuality. A few months ago, we held an in-person event in Guatemala with several experts, in which thousands of young people participated to talk about chastity, love, fidelity, and marriage. In Spanish universities, we have held events to talk about the role of men, the value of abstinence before marriage, and the need to prepare for dating and starting a family.”
—Carolina Lupo
Mexico
“Let’s Talk About Sexuality is a comprehensive web platform that is part of the Goodlove Community and is aimed at parents, teachers, and young people of different ages. Associated with the Upaep University in Puebla (Mexico), it is a tool that is reaching thousands of people right now thanks to its agile format. It also has an app that connects very well with young people with the message of the Theology of the Body.”
—Dany Teruggi