Articles on this issue "divorce"
The increase in marriage annulments shows the need for "preventive" pastoral care, says the secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments. Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino …
read moreDivorced persons "are not excommunicated" and "they must not feel discriminated against or excluded," says a Vatican official. Cardinal Julián Herranz, president of the Pontifical Council for …
read moreJohn Paul II warned against the temptation, which can also entice ecclesiastical judges, to consider failed marriages as automatically invalid. The Pope gave this warning Saturday when he …
read moreSpanish bishops warn that a plan by the Socialist government to liberalize the divorce law will bring "more divorces and more suffering." A draft bill, which would entail changes to the 1981 …
read moreThe break between generations will be one of the most serious problems for societies in the future if its causes are not addressed, warns John Paul II. The Pope expressed this concern in his …
read moreScottish legislation designed to speed up divorce proceedings "risks severely undermining the permanence and stability of marriage," warns Cardinal Keith O'Brien. "I am deeply concerned by the …
read moreThe greatest challenge facing the Church is the difficulty to believe in a social environment riddled with relativism, says Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. In Part 2 of this interview (Part 1 …
read moreMany defenders of traditional marriage fear that giving formal legal recognition to homosexual couples would only further weaken an institution already debilitated by several decades of …
read moreThe phenomenon of fewer births and more divorces has dealt marriage and family life in Europe a severe blow in proportions "unimaginable 30 years ago," says an Austrian bishop. Bishop Klaus …
read moreJohn Paul II made two strong pleas this month in defense of the family. During his trip in Croatia, his homily for Pentecost Sunday had a special greeting for the families present at the Mass. …
read moreJohn Paul II expressed his spiritual closeness to divorced Catholics, and reminded them that they are called to participate in Christian life, respecting the rules of the Church. The Pope made …
read moreJohn Paul II condemned demographic policies that resort to mass sterilizations and promotion of abortion and divorce, saying they produce "tragic results" for the family. The Pope addressed …
read moreThe worse response to the growing number of divorces is to give in to this evil, says a note published by the Pontifical Council for the Family. Divorce is not just a legal question, but above …
read moreJohn Paul II publicly supported the Chilean bishops' call for a law in their country that recognizes the indissoluble character of marriage. The 32 Chilean bishops, on their visit "ad limina" …
read moreThe bishops of Chile sent a message from Rome urging that their country's legislation highlight the "definitive character" of marriage. Archbishop Francisco Javier Errázuriz, president of the …
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