Reach out to families; let them know God loves them, pope says June 2, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News 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 June 2, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News 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 May 30, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life, World News 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 May 19, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News 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 May 6, 2025By Susan McInerney Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life 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 April 24, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News 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 March 15, 2025By Elizabeth Wong Barnstead OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, World News 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’ March 7, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Saints, World News 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.
Mom and historian Nadya Williams explores the role of mothers, human dignity and modern society February 24, 2025By Charlie Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life Nadya Williams, a classicist and historian who walked away from academia to be a stay-at-home mom, recently spoke with OSV News’ Charlie Camosy about her new book “Mothers, Children, and the Body Politic: Ancient Christianity and the Recovery of Human Dignity.”
With mentors and Holy Spirit, marriage catechumenate model bears fruit February 23, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, World News The Witness to Love approach challenges couples to engage with church teaching and what being married means. It also involves close accompaniment by a practicing Catholic mentor couple — of their own choosing — who shares the couple’s journey to the altar and provides them a “lifeline” of support beyond the wedding day.
Family is where we learn to serve the least among us February 18, 2025By Laura Kelly Fanucci Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life Family is the way that we learn to love, serve and humble ourselves over and over again to care for Christ in our midst.
A special engagement at Sacred Heart of Mary for Graceland Park couple February 14, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News, Young Adult Ministry Brandon Holthaus and Veronica Meusel are still making plans on where they will get married. They are grateful that the proposal took place at Sacred Heart of Mary.
