In a pastoral letter released yesterday, Price wrote that he has "a canonical duty to provide pastoral support for couples, ...

The most conspicuous is the change of the name from the “Rite of Marriage” to the “Order of Celebrating Matrimony.” This new name is more in accord with the Latin original, but it also adds something ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican said on ...

Marriage is a rite and not a right. It was given by God at the beginning of time to unite a man and a woman for the sole purpose of populating the world. It is the basis for the family, the bedrock of ...

In ancient times female children were considered the property of their fathers. Adult unmarried females posed a threat to peace because men of the tribe might fight over them. Ownership of a woman was ...

VATICAN CITYVATICAN CITY — The Vatican said on Monday that in very exceptional circumstances and with special permission, lay Catholics can be allowed to perform marriage rites. In a document issued ...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican said on Monday that in very exceptional circumstances and with special permission, lay Catholics can be allowed to perform marriage rites. In a document issued by the Holy ...