A significant majority of couples in Catholic marriage preparation programs are not wholeheartedly committed to a Catholic sexual ethic. Presenters are not simply speaking with couples who plan to use artificial methods of contraception, but with couples already using such methods. Our
In 2022, the Vatican's Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life released "Catechumenal Pathways for Married Life", providing principles for rethinking marriage preparation in the Catholic Church. Nearly a year later, leaders are still unpacking what a "marriage catechumenate" means for the Church
(OSV News) Even before my husband and I were engaged, we both looked forward to marriage preparation within the Church. For context, my husband and I both come from strong Catholic families and were both grounded in Catholic education. By the time
Ahead of Valentine's Day -- the most popular day for couples to get engaged, according to the wedding planning website WeddingWire -- marriage ministry experts say the practice of personal accompaniment could become a worldwide trend in Catholic marriage preparation, due to
The English translation of Catechumenal Pathways for Married Life, a new pastoral guideline published by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, was published last week on the dicastery website. The document proposes a new model for marriage preparation — one
The Holy See on Friday released the official English language translation of a new pastoral guideline aimed at guiding couples to better prepare for marriage, titled, Catechumenal Pathways for Married Life. The Dicastery of Laity, Family and Life explained that “the aim
Associate editor Ava Lalor shares that she is about three months from her wedding, and that the months of engagement have flown by. While she and her fiancé have been working through their to-do list for the wedding, they’ve also been going
Saying "superficial" marriage preparation programs leave many couples at risk of having invalid marriages or unprepared to cope with the struggles that arise in every marriage, Pope Francis endorsed suggestions for a yearlong "marriage catechumenate" drafted by the Dicastery for Laity, the
Catholic couples in Spain will undergo up to three years of marriage preparation under an initiative by their bishops to reverse the country's high rates of divorce. The Spanish bishops launched Together on the Way, a program to help couples to succeed