As U.S. household debt hits all-time high, can the church help members in financial stress? October 15, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, World News It’s been called a national crisis — and one without an obvious or immediate solution. So how can the Catholic Church respond to a stress-inducing situation that impacts almost all of its members?
Annual Three Hearts Pilgrimage seeks to unite families, pray for country October 4, 2025By Jack Figge OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, World News Named to honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Immaculate Heart of Mary, and most chaste heart of St. Joseph, the Three Hearts Pilgrimage seeks to foster family relationships while praying for the country.
Family’s role in church, society needs support, pope says September 19, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News The strength of families and their ability to thrive and witness as a “domestic church” require support from the wider church and from governments, particularly in the face of poverty, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pronatalism: Beyond the buzz, some proponents just think it would be nice to have more babies September 19, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News Depending on the context, the concept of pronatalism — encouraging people to have children, or the promotion of childbearing — can either be cause to celebrate the critical role of the family in society; a techno-elitist vision of a future populated by humans engineered for specific traits; or a cringe-worthy expression of anti-immigrant nativism.
Question Corner: Would a couple who had excellent marriage prep have a harder time getting an annulment? September 17, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life, Question Corner It is possible that excellent marriage preparation could “work against” a couple seeking a declaration of nullity in some circumstances. But most of the time, it probably would not.
Question Corner: What is church teaching on openness to kids in marriages between older adults? September 4, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life, Question Corner In order to marry in the Catholic Church, a couple does need to be at least open to life in principle — but it is not a requirement that children necessarily be foreseen as a realistic possibility in the intended union.
California bishops, marriage ministry partner to strengthen family life August 29, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, World News California’s Catholic bishops are teaming up with a national marriage ministry to strengthen family life throughout the state.
What a beautiful family August 25, 2025By Laura Kelly Fanucci OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life The Body of Christ is a beautiful, diverse family. We are single and married, divorced and widowed. We have built families through adoption and fostering, marriage and birth.
Petition filed at Supreme Court seeks overturn of landmark same-sex marriage ruling August 12, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Supreme Court, World News 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.
Catholic family experts tie marriage to dropping U.S. fertility rate August 7, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life, World News 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? July 21, 2025By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life, World News 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’ June 14, 2025By Dr. Greg Popcak OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life 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
