Pope Francis has formally permitted priests to perform blessings for same-sex couples, a move that stops short of sanctioning same-sex marriages, but is still being heralded by some LGBTQ+ advocates ...

We are told that a high percentage of Catholics today doubt the validity of the Blessed Sacrament. That may be true. But I’d be willing to wager that, for most people, the validity of the Sacrament of ...

This may have been the first time you’ve heard the claim in the title of this article, but in making that claim, I’m standing on some broad Catholic shoulders. Pope St. John Paul II wrote, “The ...

With the release of Fiducia Supplicans in December 2023, the Vatican permitted Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples. The announcement scandalized many traditionalists, but it came with an ...

The International Theological Commission this week published a study into the question of whether two "baptized non-believers" can contract sacramental marriage or whether the absence of faith impedes ...

Pope Francis, in his apostolic exhortation “Amoris Laetitia,” writes that the sacrament of marriage “involves a series of obligations born of love itself, a love so serious and generous that it is ...

Adequate preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage is a matter of justice in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said in a new Vatican document for priests and dioceses working with engaged couples.

Pope Francis corrected his questioner about the Catholic Church's stance toward same-sex couples in a rare interview, explaining he allowed the blessings of individual people but not a same-sex union.

Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document released Monday explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God's ...

A transcript of one of the last things he wrote before he died. By Pope Francis Pope Francis was head of the Catholic Church until his death on April 21. This is the full text of a foreword written by ...

Twenty-five couples were sacramentally married June 1 at Queen of Peace Church in Mesa, Ariz. The multiple-wedding Mass is part of a 13-year parish effort to reach out to marginalized couples. (Credit ...