Amoris Laetitia

  • January 4, 2022

Even the Holy Family felt stress, pope tells families

The COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on families, but with extra patience and faith, bonds can grow stronger,...
  • November 17, 2021

Bishops urged to implement framework for marriage and family ministry

The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth called on his fellow...
  • October 12, 2021

Vatican offers free e-book for family rosary

The Vatican Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life and the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network have a gift...
  • June 17, 2021

Communion proposal highlights bishops’ meeting

The Eucharist was a major focus of the U.S bishops' June 16-18 virtual spring assembly....
  • June 17, 2021

Bishops OK draft of framework for marriage, family life ministry

The U.S. bishops approved a draft document that provides a pastoral framework meant to strengthen marriage and family...
  • June 9, 2021

Church must learn to listen to families, pope says

To truly reach out to families, the Catholic Church first must learn to listen to their concerns rather...
  • April 22, 2021

‘Amoris Laetitia’ family portraits: Sometimes messy, but grace-filled

Sometimes the Catholic Church has "proposed a far too abstract and almost artificial theological ideal of marriage, far...
  • March 19, 2021

Pope asks Catholics to ‘go to Joseph,’ seek his guidance, says archbishop

In St. Joseph, "we see our story," Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said March 19, the feast...
  • March 19, 2021

Ministry to families must meet their real needs, pope says

The Catholic Church cannot claim to safeguard marriage and family life if it simply repeats its traditional teaching...
  • March 18, 2021

Year dedicated to families aims to strengthen joy, hope, cardinal says

Families need the care and attention of the church, but they also have so much to offer its...