Marriage
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Pope Leo XIV’s marriage advice? Keep calm and pray the rosary
Newlyweds Cole and Anna Stevens received Pope Leo XIV’s personal blessing for their marriage during one of the pope’s first... Read more
Catholic ministry helps adult children of divorce find healing and love
Life-Giving Wounds is empowering adults to heal from the wounds from their parents’ divorce. Read more
Obergefell 10 years later: The cultural impact of same-sex marriage and where it stands
A decade after SCOTUS handed down the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, some polling has shown that the trend might be... Read more
Experts meet in Budapest to discuss existential crisis affecting the family in the West
The “Family Formation and the Future” conference hosted by the Danube Institute in Budapest, Hungary, April 1-2 focused on the... Read more
‘Sexlessness’ is on the rise. Can the Church use this moment to promote marriage?
Increasing numbers of young adults in the United States are reporting a lack of sexual activity — a trend experts... Read more
At Vatican marriage tribunal, Pope Francis extols ‘gift of indissolubility’ of marriage
The pontiff addressed the topic of marriage’s indissolubility, or permanence, in a meeting with members of the Roman Rota, one... Read more
Vatican’s blessing guidelines: global responses to Fiducia Supplicans a year later
One year ago, Pope Francis met with participants of the plenary session of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the... Read more
Researchers underscore link between decline of marriage, plummeting fertility rates
Associates at the Ontario-based think tank Cardus assert that the decline of marriage is “one contributing issue” to plummeting fertility... Read more
Pope Francis: The Holy Spirit is ‘essential’ for unity in marriage
“What can the Holy Spirit have to do with marriage, for example? A great deal, perhaps the essential…” the pope... Read more
New Catholic dating site hopes to ‘rewire the way we think about dating’
Candid Dating, launched in January, is a virtual speed-dating site for single Catholics. Read more
‘Radiate Love’: how California Catholics are celebrating marriage and family
California Catholic bishops are launching a yearlong initiative to celebrate and encourage marriage and families through educational and parish-based resources. Read more
National Conference for Single Catholics promises to deepen faith, foster relationships
Anastasia Northrop, who started the annual event more than 20 years ago, told CNA it provides practical aids for growing... Read more
Filipino bishops urge nation to ‘take a little more time’ before legalizing civil divorce
The Philippines is the only nation in the world, other than the Vatican, where divorce is still outlawed. Read more
GOP softens pro-marriage language in 2024 platform
In its 2016 platform, the GOP had defended “traditional marriage and family,” which it said was “based on marriage between... Read more
Why do so many Catholics use contraception? Experts weigh in
Large majorities of Catholics use birth control, which experts say is “a crisis of catechesis within the Church.” Read more
Japanese company’s pivot to adult diapers underscores crashing fertility rates worldwide
Oji Holdings’ pivot to adult diaper manufacturing underscores an ongoing crisis facing many developed nations around the world: cratering fertility... Read more
How the U.S. bishops are reaching non-Catholics on issues of marriage and sexuality
The Love Means More (LMM) initiative is meant to reflect the foundational principles of the Catholic understanding of love in... Read more
How a tragic loss led a successful businessman to the priesthood
After losing his wife of 40 years, Father Peter Adamski pursued a calling to the priesthood that he had experienced... Read more
UK bishop: Marriage is ‘at risk of being eradicated altogether’
During a sermon Oct. 14 at a Mass for a diocesan celebration of marriage, Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury encouraged... Read more
Experts speculate on why marriage is declining — and what to do about it
Rates of marriage continue to fall, leading experts to offer various explanations for the troubling trend as well as potential... Read more
