This may have been the first time you’ve heard the claim in the title of this article, but in making that claim, I’m standing on some broad Catholic shoulders. Pope St. John Paul II wrote, “The ...

All of us in the Catholic Church in the 21st century have heard much about the modern vocations crisis, especially here in the United States. From an increasing number of “close your parish programs” ...

Adequate preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage is a matter of justice in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said in a new Vatican document for priests and dioceses working with engaged couples.

The Vatican last week released a document with recommendations for a year-long “marriage catechumenate” to prepare Catholic couples for the sacrament of matrimony. In the document’s preface, Pope ...

Marriage is falling apart in the West, even among so-called professing conservative Christians across the denominational spectrum. So, how are Roman Catholics doing? And how well is their Church — its ...

Religious marriage is an important sacrament within the Catholic Church, and to celebrate it, certain requirements must be met. Here are the main aspects that couples should consider for a church ...

(The Conversation) — The past 60 years have been a period of change and reflection for many in the Catholic Church, initiated by the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s and continued by the current ...

A document from the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith that approved blessings for people in same-sex relationships caused waves as prelates in the U.S. attempt to clarify the document.

The years I was engaged brought the most change my family had experienced in at least a decade. Loss, job changes, moves, retirements, medical diagnoses: All this, and we weren't even married yet! But ...