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Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for his Angelus reflection on Oct. 6, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Urges Married Couples to "be open to life"

Oct 6, 2024

In his Sunday Angelus address, the Holy Father asked couples to reflect on whether their married life is fully open to the gift of children.

Bishop Noel Rucastle, Liaison Bishop for Marriage and Family Life at the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC). Credit: SACBC

Marriage Has No Expiry Date, Catholic Bishop in South Africa Counsels against Divorce

Oct 3, 2024

Marriage is a lifelong commitment and has no “expiry date”, the Liaison Bishop for Marriage and Family Life at the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) has said.

A baptismal font in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, Austria. | Bwag via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Vatican Doctrine Office: Transgender-identifying People Can be Baptized, Witness Marriages

Nov 8, 2023

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued the document in response to questions from a Brazilian bishop.

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Vatican Preparing Text for Divorced and Remarried Couples: Holy See Official Says

Apr 25, 2023

The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life is preparing a document that will address divorced and remarried couples at the request of Pope Francis, according to the dicastery’s prefect, Cardinal Kevin Farrell.

Pope Francis greets a married couple at a Wednesday General Audience. | Daniel Ibáñez

Pope Francis: Marriage is a Lifelong Union Between a Man and Woman

Jan 27, 2023

Pope Francis on Friday reiterated the Church’s perennial teaching on marriage as a lifelong union between a man and a woman.

Pope Francis’ general audience in St. Peter’s Square, June 8, 2022. Vatican Media

Catholic Marriage Preparation a "duty of justice" in Text for Dioceses, Pope Francis Says

Jun 15, 2022

The pope wrote the preface of a new Vatican document for priests working with engaged couples.

Pope Francis gives his Angelus address on Dec. 26, 2021. Vatican News

Pray for Peace, Commit “to sustain, defend and safeguard the family”: Pope Francis

Dec 26, 2021

“Please, each day, let us pray a little bit together, if you can make the effort, to ask God for the gift of peace.”

Pope Francis greets a couple during a meeting with members of the Retrouvaille marriage ministry Nov. 6, 2021. Vatican Media

Pope Francis Encourages Married Couples to Rely on Christ in Letter for Holy Family Feast

Dec 26, 2021

“Families have always been in my thoughts and prayers, but especially so during the pandemic,” Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis greets a couple during a meeting with members of the Retrouvaille marriage ministry Nov. 6, 2021. Vatican Media

Crisis in Marriage is an "opportunity," not a "curse": Pope Francis

Nov 6, 2021

Pope Francis met members of the marriage ministry Retrouvaille, which helps struggling couples overcome difficulties in their relationship.

Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane (left), Maesaiah Thabane (right) who got married to PM in a Catholic wedding, and the estranged wife of PM, the late Lipolelo Thabane (in picture) who was shot dead in 2017

Lesotho Prime Minister Murder Case Could Have Canon Law Consequences

Feb 26, 2020

Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has been charged with the murder of his estranged former wife. The trial could also have an canonical consequence for Thabane and his second wife.

Pope Francis advises Roman Rota formation course Nov. 30, 2019. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA.

Pope Francis: The Church Seeks Truth and Healing for Wounded Marriages

Nov 30, 2019

Pope Francis said Saturday that the Church suffers with couples who are in a “wounded marriage,” and seeks their healing in truth.

Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square Nov. 13, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis Denounces Rise in Anti-Semitism 

Nov 13, 2019

Pope Francis denounced rising anti-Semitism Wednesday as an attitude that is inhumane and unchristian.