Articles on this issue "sexuality"
By Father John Flynn Pornography is like a plague ravaging the souls of people and destroying marriages. So warned Bishop Paul Loverde in a pastoral letter entitled "Bought With a Price: …
read moreHere is the address Benedict XVI delivered Saturday to the bishops of Ireland on the occasion of their five-yearly visit to Rome. The Pope had received the prelates in individual audiences …
read moreBenedict XVI urged Irish bishops to help their people recognize the inability of the "secular, materialist culture" to bring them true joy. The Pope also encouraged the prelates to "establish …
read moreA report revealing decades of sexual abuse by 21 priests in the Diocese of Ferns sent shock waves through the Church in Ireland last week. Meanwhile, Archbishop Michael Neary of Tuam today …
read moreLiving together is an increasingly popular option in many countries. But it can involve high social and emotional costs, says a new study, "Cohabitation and Marriage: How Are They Related?" …
read moreLiving together is an increasingly popular option in many countries. But it can involve high social and emotional costs, says a new study, "Cohabitation and Marriage: How Are They Related?" …
read moreCardinal Angelo Sodano says that cohabitation might be a desire, but that doesn't make it a "right." The Vatican secretary of state made that comment Tuesday amid the ongoing debate in Europe …
read moreWhile public support in Italy for the family leaves much to be desired, lawmakers seem to be concerned almost exclusively about the legal recognition of cohabiting couples, laments a cardinal. …
read moreDebate has continued apace over the merits of sexual education programs that promote abstinence. As the debate rages, proponents of abstinence have had success in getting the federal …
read moreDebate has continued apace over the merits of sexual education programs that promote abstinence. As the debate rages, proponents of abstinence have had success in getting the federal …
read moreThe young, who are the most frequent users of television and the Internet, are also the most vulnerable to the threat of pornography, says a Vatican official. The Italian think tank Eurispes …
read moreOfficials of the U.S. bishops' conference and the Holy See will meet here to analyze the application of norms adopted in the wake of the clerical sex-abuse scandals. Joaquín Navarro Valls, …
read moreThe Diocese of Orange in California has agreed to the largest single settlement made in the Church's child sexual-abuse scandals in this country. The diocese said it had agreed to a $100 …
read moreHoly See sources expressed concern following news about "sexual tourism" and abuse of minors by Europeans in Brazil. Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, secretary of the Pontifical Council for …
read moreDebate over the future of single-sex education is heating up, with its future under threat in several countries. In Spain the Socialist government has hinted it will challenge the status of …
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