Editor’s Note: In this article, Pope Francis urges world leaders to be especially attentive to the rights of children. Pope Francis also reminded the UN that “the first teachers of every child are his or her mother and father, adding … Read more
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By Hannah Brockhaus
VATICAN CITY, (CNA/EWTN News) — The future of the Church and the world is dependent on the good of the family, said Pope Francis in a video message Saturday.
“The love between a man and … Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an important series that provides one of the clearest summaries on Biblical and Church teaching on marriage in the light of Vatican II and the teachings of St. Pope John Paul II. It will provide you … Read more
ROME — The Italian news agency ANSA, reported Avvenire, the daily newspaper of Italian bishops conference CEI, strongly rebuked Left Ecology and Freedom (SEL) party leader Nichi Vendola after he announced the birth of his son by means of a … Read more
Married Couple Announced as Patron Saints of Marriage Reality Movement
Parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux exemplary declared models of marriage as God intended it
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — The Marriage Reality Movement announced Sunday, World Marriage Day… Read more
VATICAN (CNA/EWTN News) — At the conclusion of the 2015 Synod on the Family, Pope Francis emphasized that the gathering had been about recognizing that society is founded on the family and marriage as the permanent union of … Read more
By Elise Harris
VATICAN (CNA/EWTN News) — With a two-thirds majority vote, the more than 200 bishops gathered for the Vatican’s synod on the family upheld Church teaching on hot-button issues such as homosexuality and communion for divorced … Read more
By Bill May
On the day of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to redefine marriage as an adult institution and separate it from children and families:
This is a day that Catholics for the Common Good Institute has been anticipating … Read more
In an article that appeared on the front page of the Vatican newspaper (L’Osservatore Romano), Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti of Perugia said that an “individualistic mentality” is the wound that most damages family life today.
The concept of “we,” he continued, … Read more
By Elise Harris
VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News) — Family wounds that aren’t dealt with in a healthy and timely manner can have devastating effects on both spouses and children, Pope Francis has said, and encouraged wounded families to work toward … Read more
By Ann Schneible
VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News) — In his meeting on Saturday with the bishops from Mozambique, a southeast African nation, Pope Francis urged support for public policies that promote the family and protect human life.
“Spare … Read more
Editor’s Note: As the Holy Father points out, influences of the culture are obscuring the goodness and beauty of marriage from young people, and fewer are choosing to enter into it. All of our children and grandchildren are vulnerable … Read more
By Rick Fitzgibbons
Saint John Paul II’s luminous writings on the nature of the human person, marriage and family life and sexuality have markedly improved the Church’s pastoral approach to spouses, youth and engaged couples. This wisdom based on the … Read more
By Steven Mosher
Bishop José Luis Del Palacio was worried.
“Many young people in Peru and around the world have unfortunately succumbed to worldly idols of pleasure, money and power,” the bishop of Callao, Peru, told us.
They are very … Read more
VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News) — In investigating the validity of a marriage, ecclesial judges should consider whether the decision to marry was made in the context of values and faith, Pope Francis said on Friday.
Pope Francis opened the judicial … Read more
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How Family Teaches Us
By Elise Harris
Vatican City, CNA/EWTN News — Pope Francis chose the family as his theme for this year’s World Communications Day, saying that, as the first place we learn to communicate, families teach us to go out of ourselves … Read more
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (CNA/EWTN News) — Warning that “every threat to the family is a threat to society itself,” Pope Francis called on the people of the Philippines to be a prophetic witness in a world facing attacks on marriage and … Read more