Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good morning, In our journey of catecheses on the family, today we touch directly on the beauty of Christian marriage. It is not merely a ceremony in a church, with flowers, a dress, photographs... Christian marriage is a sacrament that takes place in the Church, and which also makes the Church, by [...]
Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning! Today’s catechesis is dedicated to a central aspect of the subject of the family: that of the great gift that God made to humanity with the creation of man and woman and with the Sacrament of Marriage. This catechesis and the next are concerned with the difference and complementarity between [...]
Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning! Today’s catechesis is dedicated to a central aspect of the subject of the family: that of the great gift that God made to humanity with the creation of man and woman and with the Sacrament of Marriage. This catechesis and the next are concerned with the difference and complementarity between [...]
Pope Francis greets Miriam and Marco, an engaged couple who spoke during an audience for engaged couples in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican February 14, Valentine's Day. At left is Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family. During his meeting with engaged couples preparing for marriage, in St. Peter’s [...]
Pope Francis greets newylweds in St. Peter’s Square at his general audienceon June 6, 2013. Italian Vatican observer Sandro Magister has said that Pope Francis’ “formidable praise” for Paul VI’s Humanae Vitae is key to understanding his papacy’s alternating emphases of both clear doctrine and pastoral mercy. Magister, writing in his May 1 column at the [...]
Pope Francis' General Audience on the Sacrament of marriage - St. Peter's Square - Vatican City, April 02, 2014 Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning! Today we conclude the series of catecheses on the Sacraments speaking of Marriage. This Sacrament leads us to the heart of God’s plan, which is a covenant plan with His people, [...]
Pope Francis' Morning Mass - Casa Santa Marta - Vatican City, February, 28 2014 From the Vatican Radio In remarks following the readings of the day, the Holy Father focused on the beauty of marriage and warned that the Church must accompany – not condemn – those who experience failure in married life. He explained that Christ [...]