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Pope Francis: Marriage is a lifelong union between a man and woman
Pope Francis on Friday reiterated the Church’s perennial teaching on marriage as a lifelong union between a man and a... Read more
Pope Francis urges Roman Rota to work with ‘synodal spirit’
The Rota is the Church’s highest court handling appeals of marriage annulment cases. Read more
Pope Francis: The Church seeks truth and healing for wounded marriages
Pope Francis said Saturday that the Church suffers with couples who are in a “wounded marriage,” and seeks their healing... Read more
Pope Francis: True love is found in fidelity
Unity and fidelity in a Christian marriage can offer an example of true love to the world, Pope Francis said... Read more
Francis calls for 'permanent catechumenate' for married couples
Pope Francis has stressed the need for ongoing formation for couples, before and after marriage, saying that even the basic... Read more
Pope to Rota: There is an 'urgent' need to form consciences on marriage
In a speech to the Roman Rota Monday, Pope Francis said there is a need to develop better means of... Read more
In latest appointments, Pope names new members of Roman Rota
Fr. Pierangelo Pietracatella and Fr. Hans-Peter Fischer are the newest members of the Roman Rota, and mark the latest in... Read more
Marriage prep should be more than just a few courses, Pope tells priests
On Saturday Pope Francis told a group of parish priests training on the new marriage annulment process to place strong... Read more
Pope tells bishops to have compassion on those with failed marriages
On Friday Pope Francis stopped by a formation course for bishops on the new marriage nullity process, telling attendees that... Read more
In speech to Rota, Pope Francis shows annulment conditions aren't loosening
In his annual speech to the Holy See's main court on Friday, Pope Francis affirmed the indissolubility of marriage and... Read more
Vatican reform of annulment process will be presented tomorrow
The Holy See press office has announced that two motu proprio will be released on Tuesday, both of which concern... Read more
For Pope Francis, faith is a criterion in investigating a marriage's validity
In investigating the validity of a marriage, ecclesial judges should consider whether the decision to marry was made in the... Read more
Annulment process is no business, Roman Rota official clarifies
Following a media frenzy around Pope Francis' request that the annulment process not be treated like a business, an official... Read more
At the heart of the annulment process: Justice, salvation of souls, Pope says
Pope Francis gave a brief address to canonists on Wednesday, discussing the grave importance of justice in the process of... Read more
