Marriage & Family Life

(OSV News) — A sea of heart-shaped cards, candy and decor reminds couples that Valentine’s Day is around the corner. But at the same time, many Catholic parishes are preparing …

(OSV News) — The Catholic bishops of Virginia Jan. 21 expressed “alarm and dismay at the aggressive pursuit of enshrining a ‘right’” to abortion in the Virginia Constitution by majorities …

(OSV News) — Familial strife has been around the days of Adam and Eve. But today, it increasingly seems to manifest itself in family estrangement. Catholic families aren’t immune to …

(OSV News) — In vitro fertilization is a topic that received significant national attention during the past election season as candidates made it a policy issue. A costly, but widely …

“The Road to Family Missionary Discipleship”Ryan and Mary Rose Verret with Peter Jesserer Smith, Witness to Love (2023)203 pages, $19.95 “Current efforts in standard (Catholic) marriage preparation are not working,” …

Autumn weather is starting to settle in here in the Kansas City metro area, and in my household it’s time to break out the fire pit, sweaters, hot drinks and …

(OSV News) — When Chris Bartlett told a parish group his wife had miscarried, he recalls the women gathering around to console her and share their own stories of miscarriage …

(OSV News) — As more U.S. adults are delaying marriage — or simply saying, “I don’t” — the Catholic bishops of California have launched a new initiative to inspire and …

(OSV News) — The ongoing synodal conversations leading up to the Synod on Synodality has engaged church leaders in Africa on various issues, including the Catholic Church’s approach toward Christians …

Q: I was married in a non-Catholic wedding ceremony, then divorced years later civilly. Once I became Catholic and wanted to marry again, I got an annulment of the first …