Articles on this issue "marriage"
John 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 moreHere is the address John Paul II delivered today to the participants in the General Congress of the International Union of Schoenstatt Families. * * * Dear Brothers and Sisters of the …
read moreThe world has greater need than ever for healthy families capable of defending common values, says John Paul II. The Pope made that point in an address today when he received in audience the …
read moreThe defense of life and of the family founded on marriage has become one of John Paul II's constant concerns, which he makes public in every situation he considers appropriate. Such an …
read moreThe newly published Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church dedicates one of its first chapters to the institution of the family, described as "the vital cell of society." The opening …
read moreOn a day when Americans re-elected President George Bush, voters in 11 states easily approved marriage-protection amendments. A Vatican Radio expert said that the news "should not be passed …
read moreU.S. bishops will be asked to approve a National Pastoral Initiative on Marriage when they hold their fall meeting here Nov. 15-18. More than 250 bishops will attend the meeting of the U.S. …
read moreThe Canadian bishops' conference will argue before the nation's Supreme Court that the government proposal to include same-sex partners in the definition of marriage is unconstitutional. At …
read moreMen are marrying later, but most still want to form a family. This is the conclusion of a recent study by the National Marriage Project, based at Rutgers State University of New Jersey. This …
read moreThe failure of a marriage does not necessarily imply its nullity. That's why a correct understanding and interpretation of canonical rules, even within the Church, is so important, says Father …
read moreHere is the address John Paul II delivered on Saturday in Castel Gandolfo, when receiving the letters of credence of Donald Smith, Canada's new ambassador to the Holy See. * * * Your …
read moreThe Holy See will publish a letter addressed to bishops worldwide to present the Christian vision of the complementary relations between man and woman. The text, to be published Saturday, will …
read moreU.S. bishops expressed disappointment that the Senate failed to allow a vote on the Federal Marriage Amendment, saying that the institution of matrimony "is sadly in need of protection." …
read moreThe U.S. Senate turned back a constitutional amendment banning same-sex "marriage." The vote today was 48-50, a dozen votes short of the 60 needed to keep alive the measure. The measure had …
read moreA U.S. bishops' conference aide voiced full support for the Federal Marriage Amendment that would define matrimony as consisting only of the union of a man and a woman. The U.S. Senate might …
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