An English translation of St. John Paul II's "rule" for married couples is now available to the general public -- for the very first time. "St. John Paul II's Rule gives spouses the key to ...
INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) — As Gabriela Ross became more involved in marriage preparation ministry, she noticed a coincidence — about divorce. “I see in my marriage preparation ministry how divorce affects a person’s choice to ...
(OSV News) — Among Catholics, the sacrament of matrimony is in freefall. Over 50 years between 1969 and 2019, Catholic marriages declined 69% even as the Catholic population increased by nearly 20 million, according to ...
Catholics and people worldwide associate St. Valentine’s feast day on Feb. 14 with love and romance. In her most recent article, Katie Yoder, contributing editor for Our Sunday Visitor, shares five married couples who are ...
(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 ...
Marriage is also "an extraordinary good, a good of extraordinary value for everyone: for the spouses themselves, for their children, for all families with whom they form relationships, for the entire church, for all of ...
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 ...
Recently, the Respect for Marriage Act passed the U.S. Senate 62-37, and it will likely be voted on in the House of Representatives this week. President Joe Biden has vowed to sign the measure into ...
Ahead of the U.S. Senate's Nov. 29 61-to-36 vote approving the Respect for Marriage Act, the chairmen of two U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' committees reiterated the bishops' " firm opposition" to the "misnamed" measure ...
Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, looks at a key organization in France that is seeking to protect natural marriage. La Manif Pour Tous, which means “the demonstration for all,” is a movement ...