About a decade after the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, overturning state laws defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman, the justices have been directly asked to overturn the ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
Marriage & Family Life
Catholic family experts tie marriage to dropping U.S. fertility rate
To explain the dropping U.S. fertility rate, Catholic fertility and family policy experts are pointing to marriage.
Is NFP finally breaking into medical schools?
Though many NFP organizations do a great job educating couples about their fertility, FABM users often run into difficulties when they share their knowledge in the exam room.
Practice the ‘BeDADitudes’
The eight Beatitudes given to us by Christ in the Sermon on the Mount can shed light on a uniquely Christian vision of fatherhood, enabling faithful dads to become fathers after the Father’s own heart
Reach out to families; let them know God loves them, pope says
The Catholic Church, its ministers and its members must find new ways to reach out to and welcome families who are distant from the church and have no understanding of how much God loves them, Pope Leo XIV said.
A family’s love grounded in Christ is sign of peace for world, pope says
Families are the cradle of the future of humanity, Pope Leo XIV said during a Mass concluding the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly.
Leaders in foster care, adoption look at post-Roe landscape for their ministries
The Henkels are the founders of Springs of Love, a ministry dedicated to raising up more Catholic foster and adoptive families and to supporting those involved through educational programming, small groups and parish care teams.
Pope names new chancellor of institute for marriage, family sciences
Pope Leo XIV has named Cardinal Baldassare Reina grand chancellor of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences.
Called to foster: Families welcome children with love
Becoming foster parents for children in need was basically a no-brainer for Kevin and Rachel Okun.
Pope Francis remembered for lasting mark on church’s marriage and family ministry
The impact of Pope Francis’ papacy upon Catholic marriage and family life will be extensively studied, debated and commentated upon in the weeks following his death on April 21.
Church must walk with adoptive, foster parents on their journey, says Kentucky priest
As the new spiritual director for a national Catholic adoption and foster support ministry, Father Christopher Kight sees himself as “bringing the good news of the Gospel to people who have experienced suffering on so many levels.”
St. Joseph novena guides those ‘on the path to adoption’
The faithful are invited to pray for those whose lives are touched by adoption, seeking the intercession of St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus.