Marriage General

Status of Marriage Laws in the U.S.
Redefined in 19 States + DC
Appeals Pending in 14 More States

Getting the Marriage Conversation Right,
a guide for effective dialogue
Finally, an easy to read guide providing
a fresh new look at issues
about marriage and family.
Presented in non-religious language based on authentic
Catholic social doctrine and the teaching of Saint John Paul II

Requests for Clarity on
Cardinal Farrell’s
Marriage Prep Remarks
DENVER, CO, July 6, 2018 -- Priests, theologians, and lay pastoral workers have responded to recent comments from a senior Vatican official, which suggested that priests lack the necessary experience to offer marriage preparation programs for engaged couples.

Charity, Clarity, and Their Opposite
PHILADELPHIA, February 6, 2018 --Over the past few weeks, a number of senior voices in the leadership of the Church in Germany have suggested (or strongly implied) support for the institution of a Catholic blessing rite for same-sex couples who are civilly married or seeking civil marriage.

Bishops to Put Together
Pastoral Plan for
Marriage, Family Life Ministry
BALTIMORE, November 15, 2017 -- U.S. Catholic bishops acknowledged that Catholic families and married couples need more support from the church at large and hope to offer it by giving parishes plenty of resources through a pastoral plan for marriage and family life.

Debates on Amoris Laetitia
Will Bear Fruit,
Says Cardinal Ouellet
TORONTO, August 5, 2016 -- The prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops believes that the debates generated by the release of Amoris Laetitia will lead to a better understanding of the Catholic approach to marriage.

Fatima Visionary Predicted
'Final Battle'
Would Be Over Marriage, Family
MEXICO CITY, July 8, 2016 -- Sister Lucia dos Santos, one of the three children who witnessed the Marian apparitions at Fatima, died in 2005. But before her death, she predicted that the final battle between Christ and Satan would be over marriage and the family.

Beware 'Polite Persecution'
Archbishop Warns
WASHINGTON, DC, June 22, 2016 -- With relics of two English martyrs currently touring the U.S., the Archbishop of Baltimore implored Catholics to follow their example by defending religious freedom.

Choosing Ideology Over Life:
Children Latest Pawns in
Battle to Redefine Marriage
SAN FRANCISCO, Reposted Thursday, January 22, 2015 -- A recent article published by Reuters reported that lawyers intent on persuading courts to redefine marriage are employing a new strategy: recruiting same-sex couples with children to provide emotionally charged testimony in favor of recognizing their relationships as legal marriages.

What Threatens Families?
Redefining Marriage, Pope Says
MANILA, Philippines, January 16, 2015 -- 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 life.

Redefining Marriage is
'Ideological Colonization,'
Says Vatican Spokesman
MANILA, Philippines, January 16, 2015 -- Remarking on Pope Francis' strong words against the threats which “ideological colonization” poses to the family, the Vatican's spokesman told journalists Friday that same-sex marriage falls within this category.

"The Day We Have Been Waiting For"
U.S. Supreme Court Takes Marriage Case
SAN FRANCSICO, January 16, 2015 -- "This is the day we have been waiting for – when the US Supreme Court will finally give the voters their day in court about their right to preserve marriage between a man and a woman as the only civil institution that specifically unites kids with their moms and dads.

Television Series Teaches
Truth about Marriage
CCG Launches New Movement
To Take Back Marriage
SAN FRANCISCO, January 13, 2015 -- Addressing a culture that has forgotten the true meaning of marriage, Catholics for the Common Good has partnered with the Apostolate for Family Consecration to produce a new television series that debuted on EWTN January 12. The series, Evangelizing the Culture for Marriage and Family, also marks the soft launch of a new CCG led movement to rebuild a culture of marriage and family. The Marriage Reality Movement, a coalition of people seeking to restore a culture in which it is the norm for men and women to marry before having children. Viewers of the series can become part of the movement by signing up at takebackmarriage.org.