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New YOUCAT Love Forever is “a guide to formation for married love”

August 20, 2026 Sean Salai 3

Mark Brumley is the president of Ignatius Press, one of the nation’s biggest U.S. Catholic publishers and multimedia distributors, and also the publisher of the Catholic World Report. He holds a Master’s degree in theology […]

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Where infants are baptized: A look at the numbers

June 3, 2025 J. J. Ziegler 14

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 […]

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The sexual revolution Is undermined by its own triumph

June 1, 2025 Carl E. Olson, Nathanael Blake 29

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 […]

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St. Valentine’s Day and the Marital Mission

February 13, 2025 Richard Fitzgibbons, M.D. 21

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, […]

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The Mystery of Creation and the Sacrament of Marriage

October 5, 2024 Carl E. Olson 10

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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New Catholic dating site hopes to ‘rewire the way we think about dating’

September 7, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

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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… […]

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Made, not begotten: Why we said “No!” to in vitro fertilization

August 29, 2024 Nathanael Blake 33

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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‘Radiate Love’: how California Catholics are celebrating marriage and family

August 6, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

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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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National Conference for Single Catholics promises to deepen faith, foster relationships

July 20, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

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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… […]

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Filipino bishops urge nation to ‘take a little more time’ before legalizing civil divorce

July 12, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Staff, Jul 12, 2024 / 13:40 pm (CNA).
The bishops of th… […]

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