I thought I had the perfect Catholic fairy tale: Meet and a date a former seminarian. Seven months after I got married, my world was utterly shattered.
Amoris Laetitia
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Advocates look to dispel the myths surrounding natural family planning
While certain myths continue to linger, advocates of NFP say there is plenty that the Catholic Church can do to inform and support those who wish to learn.
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Cardinal Schonborn: Church doing best to strengthen families of all types
Cardinal Christoph Schonborn speaks about Amoris Laetitia and family life ahead of addressing the “Let’s Talk Family: Let’s Be Family” conference in Limerick, Ireland.
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Cardinal Gerhard Müller denies false account of meeting with Pope Francis
The former head of the Vatican’s doctrine office denied reports claiming he was dismissed by Pope Francis due to differences in doctrinal matters.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Farrell: Time to implement Vatican II’s teaching on the laity
As head of a new Vatican department, Cardinal Farrell is in a position to bring lay people into positions of leadership in the church.
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Pope praises late-Cardinal Meisner’s faithful, fearless dedication
The 83-year-old cardinal died unexpectedly in his sleep July 5 while on vacation in southern Germany.
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Pope Francis appoints Spanish Jesuit Ladaria to replace Müller at CDF
This appointment ensures that the C.D.F. is rowing with and not against the pope on key issues, including the interpretation of “Amoris Laetitia,” synodality and cooperation with the commission for the protection of minors.
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A synod, not a solution: San Diego’s grassroots effort to respond to Amoris Laetitia
The laypeople were the experts—the ones who live the challenges of family life every day—at the San Diego synod responding to Pope Francis’ “Amoris Laetitia.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Dissenters’ conference on ‘Amoris Laetitia’ hears call for an answer to the dubia
The conference brought together six lay people from different countries “to reflect on the post-synod apostolic exhortation that has aroused grave perplexities and widespread unease in numerous components of the Catholic world.”
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What can Beyoncé and Pope Francis teach us about love?
Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ and ‘Amoris Laetitia’ were released a year ago. Both offer an important—often fundamentally different—look into love and marriage.