The Pronatalism Initiative will pioneer new research as it seeks to formulate policy recommendations “to counteract global fertility decline.”
Marriage & Family Life
Catholic women, citing church teaching, push back at Butker graduation speech
Several Catholic professional women, as well as an order of women religious, have challenged a controversial graduation speech by NFL player Harrison Butker, during which the Kansas City Chiefs placekicker and devout Catholic opined on (among other topics) the role of women in society, and the church’s teaching on natural family planning.
Catholic mothers share their unique experiences with disability in webinar
Paula Umana, a tennis coach, motivational speaker and author of “40 Gifts of Hope,” shared her story during a May 10 webinar on “Where Faith and Disability Meet,” organized by the National Catholic Partnership on Disability, whose aim was to shine a light on the experience of disability through the lens of Catholic mothers.
Fertility decline a complex trend beyond any one policy solution, economists say
The U.S. fertility rate has slowed to a new record low, according to an analysis recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But experts said there does not appear to be any one policy that could reverse a complex trend.
Pope: Families must help each other, build communities focused on Christ
Loneliness causes tremendous harm, including to families, Pope Francis told international leaders of the Teams of Our Lady lay movement.
One mom-theologian’s take on how to keep kids Catholic
Holly Taylor Coolman, assistant professor of theology at Providence College and adoptive mother of five, recognizes the many challenges and recently spoke with OSV News’ Charlie Camosy about her new book “Parenting: the Complex and Beautiful Vocation of Raising Children.”
Couples discuss importance of Catholic marriage
The Catholic Review sat down with two couples soon to be married in the Catholic Church to find out why they want to receive the sacrament of matrimony.
Celebrating diversity: Couples incorporate cultural traditions in wedding ceremonies
In celebrating their wedding liturgies, many couples getting married in the Catholic Church incorporate cultural traditions that hold special meaning for their families.
Batter to Bliss: An inside look at wedding cakes
Making a wedding cake requires lots of collaboration between the baker and the couple getting married.
Catholic Dating and Relationship Conference set for April 13
Catholic singles looking to learn more on how to navigate their dating journey so they can pick the best possible spouse are invited to a first-of-its-kind Dating and Relationship Conference set for April 13 at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park.
Catholic couples struggle through an infertility care desert
Secular doctors often turn to artificial reproductive technology, while Catholics OB-GYNS who are trained to seek out the root cause of infertility are few and far between.
Church must rethink its ‘anachronistic’ sexual ethic, priest says
The Catholic Church’s “established, dogmatic models of the theological approach to sexuality have become anachronistic,” a moral theologian told a conference on sexuality and culture at the John Paul II Pontifical Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences in Rome.