Families Archives

Pro-life couple in Germany aims to be the Catholic Greta Thunberg

Sep 1, 2019

Inspired by teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg and her “Fridays for Future” protests, a young couple in Germany is launching a “Sundays for Life” campaign, inviting everyone to take to the streets every Sunday for about 30 minutes on behalf of unborn children and their mothers.

In fast-changing era, Pope urges youth not to forget their roots

Jun 1, 2019

“Do not forget your mother and your grandmother, and the simple but robust faith that gave them the strength and tenacity to keep going and not to give up,” the pope told young people and families greeting him before the Palace of Culture on Romania’s Children’s Day June 1.

Pray for families, receive an indulgence, Vatican says
- May 23, 2018
Catholics who participate in the World Meeting of Families in Dublin in August or pray with their families during the Aug. 21-26 event can receive a plenary indulgence, the Vatican announced.

By Cindy Wooden
Gómez: Deportations have to stop, and right now
- Jul 5, 2017
Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles found himself close to tears on July 2 describing the impact on families of deportations of undocumented immigrants. “In the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, many times children don’t want to go to the Catholic schools because they think that their parents are not going to be home in the evening. They really suffer,” he said.

By John L. Allen Jr. and Ines San Martin
Catholic charity group to halt adoption, pregnancy services
- Sep 2, 2016
Reflecting a national trend, the Catholic diocese of St. Cloud, Minnesota, is closing its adoption and pregnancy counseling services, as low teen pregnancy rates and greater acceptance of single parenting means less demands for adoption agencies.

By Associated Press