Tag: defining marriage
African Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu says letter clarifying blessing of same-sex...
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu of Kinshasa, Congo, president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, or SECAM, said...
Vatican reinforces nature of blessings: ‘A bishop should not deny priests...
VATICAN CITY -- While bishops may take a cautious approach to the Vatican's guidance on blessing same-sex or other unmarried couples, they should not...
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández says informal blessing of same sex couples...
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican's affirmation that a priest can give an informal blessing to a gay couple who asks for one is not...
Pope Francis says ‘pastoral charity’ needed for gay marriage, but should...
VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church, in pursuit of "pastoral prudence," should discern if there are ways of giving blessings to homosexual persons that...
Goal of marriage: Identify yours and always move toward it
By JOHN GROSSO and NICOLE M. PERONE
It should come as no surprise to any married or engaged couples reading this, but we’ll say it...