Civil unions

New project helps guide couples in civil unions into sacramental marriages
- Interviews
- Feb 9, 2019
Mary-Rose and Ryan Verret are the founders of Witness to Love. They spoke to Crux about their new project, Civil Marriage Initiative.
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Key ally of Philippines president introduces bills allowing for divorce, same-sex unions
- Global Church
- Jul 25, 2017
The Philippines is the only country in the world — except for the Vatican — to have no divorce law. That could change after the Speaker of the House introduced legislation to allow for “quick dissolution” of marriage.
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Italy’s new PM could fail, but he’s got a strong Catholic pedigree
- Analysis, Global Church
- Dec 18, 2016
Italy’s new Prime Minister, known as the “cold one,” could easily disappear as the roller-coaster of Italian politics continues, but he brings key assets to the job, including a deep understanding of Catholic tradition, a family history of strong Vatican ties, and a Pope Francis- style outlook on wars of culture.
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Will Italy go the way of Brexit and Trump? Catholics may decide
- Analysis, Global Church
- Dec 1, 2016
Italy’s upcoming referendum might be the final surprise in a year marked by a sharp rise in populist sentiment. After Brexit and Trump’s victory in the U.S., Catholic votes might be the decisive factor in determining the political agenda for Italy and the West.
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Unlike Italy, pope backs anti-gay marriage push in Mexico
- Global Church, Vatican
- Sep 25, 2016
After having sat out an Italian debate in May over the legalization of civil unions for same-sex couples, Pope Francis broke his silence on Sunday by coming out in support of Mexico’s Catholic bishops in their efforts to derail a push for gay marriage.
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Study suggests Catholic marriage will be dead in Italy by 2031
- Global Church
- Jul 9, 2016
A new study from a respected Italian research institute finds that religious marriages in one of the world’s most Catholic nations are in “free-fall,” and based on trends over the last twenty years, projects that by 2031 there won’t be a single religious marriage in the country.
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