A lack of faith and a misunderstanding of marriage can mean no sacramental marriage occurred, even if both the husband and wife had been baptized, said a new document. The International Theological Commission, whose members are appointed by the pope, wrote the
The whole time they went to high school together in the early 2000s, Matt Fase and Amanda Vernon were best friends with strong romantic feelings for one another. They just never told each other how they felt — not until Matt was
What does the Church teach regarding married couples who never have kids? Since marriage is oriented toward the procreation of children, does that make their marriage invalid? Monsignor Charles Pope clarifies this misunderstanding, explaining that what the Church asks of every couple
Statistics tell a troubling story about marriage. Divorce rates are still high, and young people are waiting longer to get married. But the Catholic Church has hope. Our Sunday Visitor interviewed a number of experts involved in marriage renewal and preparation ministries
In his latest column, Scott Warden reflects on a rare, quiet weekday spent with his two youngest daughters. After putting the two-year-old down for a nap, he had a choice to make: clean the mess of the house and catch up on
In his column this week, Monsignor Owen Campion writes that, after all the justified appeals for kindness toward others, and realizing that the civil laws in this country and in many other countries now see same-gender marriage as a “right,” the Catholic
Sometimes we forget to tell our loved ones how much they mean to us. In his latest column, Catholic husband Scott Warden writes that on the twentieth anniversary of the day he asked his wife to marry him, his love still burns
According to a recent Pew Research Center survey, seventy-four percent of Catholics believe it’s acceptable for an unmarried couple to live together. Catholic experts working in marriage and chastity ministries are not surprised by the report, explaining that cohabitating couples live together
Six Catholic bishops appealed to the Nigerian government to review its stand on a directive that houses of worship must obtain an annual license before performing marriages and issuing marriage certificates to newly wedded couples.
Attending the tasks of caring for your spouse and children provides a pathway to holiness