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

The mandate for the new institute has “Amoris Laetitia” as its lodestar.

There are tens of thousands of Jewish-Catholic intermarriages in the United States, and a good number of them involve partners with strong commitments to their separate traditions.

The Journey of Hope Conference for Divorced Recovery held Aug. 4-6 in the Diocese of Charleston created a setting for people to experience hope, healing and mercy.