Marriage & Family Life

Concern for the salvation of souls is what guides the work of church tribunals and the implementation of reforms regarding the marriage annulment process, Pope Francis said.

A year after “Fiducia Supplicans” whipped up a firestorm of controversy in the days before Christmas, the Vatican declaration remains a point of division in the U.S. church and worldwide. Meanwhile, it is unclear whether it has freshly prompted many Catholics in “irregular situations” to seek the kind of blessings it permits.