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More than 25,000 march for life and family in Ecuador
Under the theme “Love in motion,” more than 25,000 people participated in the ninth annual the Day of the Unborn... Read more
Pope stresses balance of work, family in new interview with Chinese paper
As the Chinese New Year approaches, Pope Francis has granted an interview to Hong Kong’s Asia Times in which he... Read more
Pope Francis to families: forgive each other and journey together towards God
Pope Francis on the Feast of the Holy Family reflected on the power of forgiveness in families and compared everyday... Read more
Pope to Kenyan families: 'radiate God’s love'
Pope Francis Thursday praised Kenya’s traditional family values, particularly their respect for children and the elderly. He also made an... Read more
Archbishop Kurtz on the best thing to come out of the synod
Families helping families – this may have been one of the greatest “fruits” to come from the Synod on the... Read more
Eat with your family, not with your smartphone, Pope says
For Pope Francis the dinner table is a key place to strengthen family bonds and foster a sense of “togetherness,”... Read more
Forgiveness in family has power to rebuild society, Pope says
Delivering his Wednesday general audience address a little more than a week after the close of the Synod on the... Read more
Researcher: Study after study finding kids do best with married parents
Three new pieces of scholarship released in recent weeks suggest that children do best with married parents and are more... Read more
New policy forces Missionaries of Charity to end adoption services in India
Orphanages in India run by the Missionaries of Charity have decided to close their doors in light of new adoption... Read more
What saves us from loneliness? Family! Pope Francis says
Family rescues us from indifference and loneliness and teaches us the essentials of life, Pope Francis said – adding that... Read more
Pope Francis asks for prayers ahead of synod discussion
In his Sunday Angelus address Pope Francis stressed the role of spouses in generating children, and asked for prayers ahead... Read more
God's dream for creation? The union of a man and woman, Pope says
Pope Francis formally opened the synod of bishops Sunday, telling participants that the union between a man and woman is... Read more
Pope Francis off-the-cuff: Family is the most beautiful thing God made
A visibly moved Pope Francis ditched his prepared remarks in speaking to thousands of families gathered in Philadelphia Saturday night... Read more
Cardinal O'Malley to families: Want to evangelize? You'd better have these two qualities
As thousands of Catholics descended upon Philadelphia to hear talks about family and faith, Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley had a... Read more
Pope blesses unborn children around the world while meeting with Cuban families
Pope Francis met with families on Tuesday at Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral in Santiago de Cuba, thanking those... Read more
How marriage prep is failing Catholics, and what we can do about it
The Church needs to seriously consider changing the way it approaches marriage preparation say John and Claire Grabowski, a couple... Read more
Alliance between families and God can change the world, Pope Francis says
Encouraging families to hear God's word and to put it into practice, Pope Francis said Wednesday that the family, by... Read more
'Africa will save the family' – one cardinal's prediction on the Church's future
The African cardinal who heads the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship has high hopes for the Church on his continent... Read more
Seminar speakers advocate change on Communion for the divorced-and-remarried
Earlier this year the Pontifical Council for the Family organized three seminars which gathered scholars to discuss marriage and family... Read more
