According to data published in the most recent (2024) edition of The Official Catholic Directory, 480,905 infant baptisms took place in the previous year in the Latin Rite dioceses of the United States. In the Code […]
Many books and essays have looked at the many cultural, social, and historical aspects of the Sexual Revolution. But few have delved into the destruction and suffering caused by that revolution, and have provided a […]
One of the most special Valentine’s gifts spouses can give to each other is to recommit to working daily on fulfilling the Catholic mission of their marriage. This work requires an understanding of marriage, oneself, […]
Readings: • Gen 2:18-24 • Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 • Heb 2:9-11 • Mk 10:2-16 “No human institution,” writes Jorge Cardinal Medina Estévez in Male and Female He Created Them (Ignatius Press, 2003), “is […]
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CNA Staff, Sep 7, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).
In a dating culture that consists of swiping through photos of potential dates on a smartphone, one Catholic dating app is working to create a space where individuals c… […]
When my wife and I said “No” to in vitro fertilization, we assumed that we were rejecting our last hope of bearing children. Our years of infertility were unexplained and unresolved, despite the best efforts […]
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CNA Staff, Aug 6, 2024 / 13:39 pm (CNA).
California Catholic bishops are launching a yearlong initiative to celebrate and encourage marriage and families through educational resources and parish-based… […]
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jul 20, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
The upcoming 2024 National Conference for Single Catholics promises to embolden the faith of participants who… […]
Filipino newlyweds dance in the street during a reception in Baleno town, Masbate island province in the central Philippines, April 15, 2007. / Credit: ROMEO GACAD/AFP via Getty Images
CNA Staff, Jul 12, 2024 / 13:40 pm (CNA).
The bishops of th… […]
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CNA Staff, Jul 9, 2024 / 11:45 am (CNA).
The Republican Party’s 2024 platform has notably softened the party’s stance on marriage, pulling back from earlier language that affirmed the traditional defi… […]
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