Marriage

In speech to diplomats, pope condemns ‘religiously motivated terrorism’
Jan 09 2012
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI condemned “religiously motivated terrorism” and restrictions on religious freedom during his annual address to diplomats accredited to the Vatican.

Clergy, laity laud naming of two American cardinals
Jan 07 2012
WASHINGTON – Clergy and laity alike praised the naming of two new American cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI.

Cardinal-designate O’Brien used to new and varied assignments
Jan 06 2012
WASHINGTON – The priestly ministry of Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, named a cardinal Jan. 6 by Pope Benedict XVI, has been marked by frequent assignments, so that he rarely stays in one place very long. And even when he is ensconced somewhere for a while, he gets to moving.

Former Catholic Review columnist dies at 81
Jan 02 2012
Paulist Father James McCabe, former director of the Family Life Center in Baltimore and a longtime columnist for The Catholic Review, died Dec. 25, 2011 in Toronto. He was 81 and had been battling cancer.

For pope, 2011 was year of evangelization, travel and technology
Jan 01 2012
VATICAN CITY – An interfaith meeting in Assisi, a new book on Jesus of Nazareth and a website-launching tap on an iPad were among the highlights of 2011 for Pope Benedict XVI.

Bishops reiterate church teaching on marriage, oppose same-sex unions
Dec 28 2011
WASHINGTON – In actions to fight state efforts to legalize same-sex marriage during 2010, the U.S. bishops reiterated the church’s teaching on the sanctity of marriage, made their Ad Hoc Committee for the Defense of Marriage a permanent subcommittee and distributed materials explaining the Catholic view of traditional marriage.

Bishops’ concerns rise over growing infringements on religious liberty
Dec 28 2011
WASHINGTON – Concerns that religious liberty is being eroded by government action and policymaking prompted the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to open a campaign in 2011 to head off what they consider dangers to the rights of people of faith and conscience.

Zambian churches unhappy with US stance to tie aid to homosexual rights
Dec 22 2011
LUSAKA, Zambia – Church organizations are unhappy with the stance taken by the U.S. government to tie foreign aid to the assurance of homosexual rights.

Percentage of Americans who are married reaches all-time low
Dec 21 2011
WASHINGTON – With cohabitation, single-person households and single parenthood on the rise, the percentage of Americans who are currently married has reached an all-time low.

Number of Catholic marriages down nearly 60 percent since 1972
Dec 21 2011
WASHINGTON – Like the number of marriages among Americans in general, the number of marriages performed in the Catholic Church has been in decline over the past few decades.

Laguna, Acoma Pueblo Indians are ‘deeply steeped in Catholicism’
Dec 18 2011
LAGUNA, N.M. – San Jose Mission, built in 1699, sits atop a hill in the center of the village of Laguna and at the center of life for many Laguna Pueblo Indians.

Archdiocese mailing 400,000 marriage DVDs not considered lobbying
Dec 15 2011
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota’s Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board has dismissed a complaint stemming from a DVD on marriage mailed to 400,000 Catholics in the state by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in September 2010.