The Holy Father Pope Francis has allowed the blessing of same-sex couples. And Father Jaime Achacoso, a noted canon lawyer and priest, clarified that “the Pope is not blessing the union per se, but ...

Sixteen- and 17-year olds who attend religious services on a weekly basis are 19 percent less likely to have premarital sexual intercourse, according to an adolescent health survey. (marripedia.org) A ...

Men who make virginity pledges get strong social support to abstain from sex before the wedding night, but that backing disappears soon after they tie the knot, new research suggests. These men are ...

My fiancée and I are getting married in just over a year. We have both just graduated from college and are moving to another town for new jobs. Because we have little money, we are considering moving ...

Priests and residents in Uganda, in the capital of Kampala, are warming up to a petition asking Pope Francis to allow priests to marry. (Tonny Onyulo/Religion News Service.) Listen WASHINGTON, D.C. — ...

My fiancé, Chris, and I are not living together. And it doesn’t make sense. More accurately, it doesn’t make sense to the world. Currently, we pay my mortgage, his rent, two utility bills and a food ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. We are parents that are consistently, weekly educating our children to be chaste and pure till marriage. We pray together as a ...

My traditionalist Catholic friend Michael Brendan Dougherty, like several other Catholic friends of mine, really did not like Pope Francis’s letter Amoris Laetitia. From MBD’s column: Pope Francis’ ...