Marriage

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Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane.

Penn. attorney general refuses to defend state marriage law

Jul 13, 2013

The attorney general of Pennsylvania has said she will not defend a state law defining marriage as a union of... Read more

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DOMA decision cited to block Michigan law

Jul 6, 2013

A federal judge has blocked a Michigan law barring domestic partner benefits for public school and local government employees, citing... Read more

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone in Rome on June 28, 2013.

Marriage rulings pose obstacle to Church teaching, bishop says

Jul 3, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decisions on gay marriage will make it harder for the Church to teach Americans about... Read more

Cardinal Camillo Ruini.

Ignoring human nature harms marriage, says cardinal

Jul 1, 2013

After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act, an Italian cardinal said that recognizing gay... Read more

Wedding.

Costly weddings could be crippling for new marriages

Jun 15, 2013

By Carl Bunderson

Noting the sharply increasing costs of weddings, marriage advocates have begun to urge couples to be less extravagant in their... Read more

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Democrat-leaning group lashes out at CCHD grant scrutiny

Jun 14, 2013

An influential Democrat-leaning communications strategy group has targeted critics of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, claiming it is “Catholic... Read more

Bishop Thomas Paprocki

State lacks authority to redefine marriage, says bishop

Jun 7, 2013

Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield, Ill., explained that marriage is rooted in nature and exists prior to the state,... Read more

National Organization for Marriage tax documents.

Marriage advocates plan to sue IRS over leaks

May 17, 2013

By Carl Bunderson

The National Organization for Marriage is filing a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, after its confidential tax return was... Read more

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Vatican official urges renewal of spouses' life-long 'yes'

May 16, 2013

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, said a cultural change is needed to recover the... Read more

Bishop Michael J. Sheridan of Colorado Springs (File Photo/CNA).

Marriage is critical for cultural evangelization, bishop stresses

May 10, 2013

By Adelaide Mena

The love of a married couple offers a crucial witness needed for evangelization in the modern world, said Bishop Michael... Read more

Archbishop Thomas Wenski preaches the homily at the annual Red Mass for the Miami Catholic Lawyers Guild.

Law must be based in truth, archbishop tells judges

Apr 25, 2013

Discussing the push for same-sex “marriage,” Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami told judges and lawyers at the city's 2013... Read more

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Bishop laments 'gay marriage' approval in New Zealand

Apr 18, 2013

Archbishop John Dew of Wellington, president of the Bishops’ Conference of New Zealand, has expressed profound sadness over the authorization... Read more

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Ecuador archdiocese to host prayer day for life and family

Apr 5, 2013

The Family Ministry Office of the Archdiocese of Quito has invited Catholics to take part in a day of prayer... Read more

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French couple claims police violence at marriage march

Apr 4, 2013

A couple in France is reporting acts of violence by police officers against participants in a recent march to defend... Read more

Civil Rights Leaders march from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28, 1963. Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration

Study shows African Americans reject civil, gay rights equation

Apr 4, 2013

A new survey of African Americans shows that most disagree with the claim that the effort to promote gay rights... Read more

U.S. Supreme Court.

Supreme Court warned of harm over marriage redefinition

Mar 26, 2013

By Carl Bunderson

Redefining marriage to include same-sex couples could adversely affect families and society at large, the lawyer defending California's gay marriage... Read more

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Catholic Marriage Prep success bucking national marital trends

Mar 18, 2013

With more couples choosing to use contraception and live together before marriage, the Catholic definition of marriage is more at... Read more

Rev. William Owens, president and founder of the Coalition of African-American Pastors.

Coalition of African-American Pastors joins March for Marriage

Feb 27, 2013

Civil Rights activist Reverend Bill Owens has joined with the National Organization for Marriage to promote and lead the March... Read more

(L-R) John and Ann Betar, 2013 Longest Married Couple Project winners with Diane and Dick Baumbach, coordinators of the WWME project.

US couple's elopement results in 80 years of marriage

Feb 16, 2013

By Kevin J. Jones

John and Ann Betar, a Fairfield, Conn. couple who eloped to escape an arranged marriage 80 years ago, have been... Read more

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Couples vow life-long fidelity before tomb of St. Valentine

Feb 15, 2013

Nearly 120 soon-to-be-married couples promised to be faithful to one another in a special Feb. 10 ceremony at the tomb... Read more