On Marriage and Martyrdom

With the release of Amoris Laetatia earlier this month, the topic of marriage has likely been on a…

Pope Francis Releases New Document on Love and Family

Pope Francis’ latest apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, continues the discussion begun at the two Synods on the…

Saint of the Issue: Saint Valentine

Valentine’s Day: a national holiday that involves going out to dinner with your significant other and…

Second Session of the Synod on the Family Concludes

This year from October 4-25 the Vatican held the second session of the Synod on the…

PRO: Should Catholics Be Able to Divorce and Remarry Within the Church

With Pope Francis’ recent reforms to the annulment process in the Catholic Church, it calls into…

Pope Francis Reforms the Process of Annulments

Pope Francis recently announced new procedures aimed at reforming the annulment process within the Church. The…

CON: Should Catholics Be Able to Divorce and Remarry Within the Church

In responding in the negative to the question of whether Catholic married couples should be able…

British Priests’ Open Letter Asks Synod to Affirm Traditional Teaching

On March 24, the Catholic Herald published an open letter signed by nearly 500 British priests urging those…

Saint of the Issue: Rita of Cascia

St. Rita of Cascia was born on May 22, 1457 and was canonized on May 24,…

Families Today—The Church’s Response

Lisa Sowle Cahill received her BA from the Santa Clara University and her MA and Ph.D. from…