On Saturday Pope Francis told a group of parish priests training on the new marriage annulment process to place strong emphasis on good preparation that isn't limited to just a few courses, but ...

A newly married couple kiss outside Madrid’s Royal Palace in 2017. Catholic couples in Spain will undergo up to three years of marriage preparation under an initiative by their bishops to reverse the ...

One of the duties of parish priests is to prepare couples for the sacrament of matrimony. Many priests love this work. Others admit they find parts of it taxing. But almost all parish priests do it, ...

Saying "superficial" marriage preparation programs leave many couples at risk of having invalid marriages or unprepared to cope with the struggles that arise in every marriage, Pope Francis endorsed ...

Christian and Christine Meert are helping Catholics from as far away as India, Poland and even Iraq, prepare for Catholic marriage. The couple, members of the religious community of the Beatitudes, ...

A stained-glass window depicts the sacrament of holy orders in St. James Cathedral in Orlando, Fla. (Credit: Zita Ballinger Fletcher via CNS.) Listen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Priests continue to play ...

BELLAIRE, Texas — Meeting with the wedding coordinator made it hit home. Like many young adults, Todd and Christa Chapman, both in their 20s, hadn’t attended Mass regularly during college. But when ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Saying “superficial” marriage preparation programs leave many couples at risk of having invalid marriages or unprepared to cope with the struggles that arise in every marriage, ...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Before you decide to take a trip down the aisle, it's important to really understand what you're entering into first. For 21-year-old Caleb Smith and 20-year-old Jamie Snellings, ...

Dan T. and his bride-to-be have a wedding to plan, with hundreds of decisions that need to be made leading up to the big day. More important than the floral centerpieces and the DJ’s playlist, however ...

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