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Pope Francis to open Vatican conference on traditional marriage
Francis X. Rocca | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY -- A month after closing a Synod of Bishops on the family stirred by controversy over divorce, same-sex unions and other nonmarital relationships,...
View ArticleSupreme Court agrees to take up same-sex marriage cases this term
Catholic News Service WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed Jan. 16 to hear four cases over the constitutionality of same-sex marriage, tackling the questions of whether the 14th Amendment requires...
View ArticleHigh court considers place of same-sex marriage in states that bar it
Patricia Zapor | Catholic News Service WASHINGTON -- The questions raised by Supreme Court justices as they considered April 28 whether they should rule that same-sex marriage should be made legal...
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Praying for the protection of marriage and family
Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker Photos by Lisa Johnston | lisajohnston@archstl.org | twitter: @aeternusphoto Every Friday night, there's a party at Rick and Maria...
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Married couples offer advice for bishops in promoting vocation of marriage
Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker It was not surprising that marriage and the family were among the issues the U.S. bishops considered as they planned their strategic...
View ArticleSupreme Court cases on same-sex marriage
The court has bundled appeals of lower court rulings about the laws of Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee under the title of the Ohio case, Obergefell v. Hodges. That case arose after the October...
View ArticleFaith leaders share support for marriage in open letter
Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker A letter from religious leaders of different faith denominations to public service officials underscored their commitment to...
View ArticleWhat does marriage mean? Some of the Catholic Church's key teachings on marriage
What does marriage mean to you?Consider these words: procreative, covenant, sacramental, definitive, joyful.Those are some of the ways in which the Catholic Church explains its teaching on marriage,...
View ArticleSurvey shows broad support for same-sex marriage
A recent survey by the Public Religion Research Institute shows there is a broad support for same-sex marriage in the United States. There is also a strong belief the U.S. Supreme Court will rule to...
View ArticleEditorial | Sharing truth with compassion
Come the end of this month, the nation likely will witness a redefinition of marriage.Same-sex marriage already has become a part of our culture. According to Gallup, there are approximately 400,000...
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Archbishop Cordileone: Responding to same-sex marriage must be done with...
Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker As the institution of marriage faces unprecedented challenges, the Catholic Church continues to promote and defend marriage as being...
View ArticleCourt rules same-sex marriage legal nationwide
Patricia Zapor | Catholic News Service WASHINGTON -- In a landmark ruling, a divided Supreme Court June 26 said same-sex marriage is constitutional nationwide."The nature of marriage is that, through...
View ArticleAnalyzing marriage ruling's implications will take time, say Church officials
Julie Asher | Catholic News Service WASHINGTON -- Analyzing the ramifications of the June 26 same-sex marriage ruling for the Catholic Church at the national, state and local levels will take time,...
View ArticleEditorial | What do we say about marriage now?
"The decision issued today by the Supreme Court to effectively change the legal definition of marriage in the United States does not alter the unassailable truth that marriage is, and always will be,...
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THE CATHOLIC DIFFERENCE | The Church and the "New Normal"
George Weigel In the wake of the Supreme Court's marriage decision, these sober thoughts occur:(1) The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has rendered a decision that puts the Court at odds...
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