Laughter, tolerance and shared faith are important ingredients in a loving, lasting marriage, according to a New York couple who will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary at the end of National Marriage Week.

When is a sacramental marriage truly consummated?

"I judged they were prepared. They knew what they were doing."

The issue is expected to come up in the 2019 special gathering of the Synod of Bishops to study questions related to the church's pastoral work in the Amazon.

A diocesan bishop is the sole judge in the streamlined process for handling marriage annulments, Pope Francis said.

Undocumented women face special challenges when they report domestic abuse, but they now have a champion in Pope Francis