Family Life

I’m Thankful My Mother Had a Second Child

‘They told me to have two,’ the battle cry of my childhood, rather sums it all up. By Lorraine V. Murray, National Catholic Regioster, November 27, 2023 “They told me to have two,” my mother would yell, as she chased my sister and me around the house. “They said they’d play... read more

Ulma family beatified on a ‘day of joy’ in Poland

By Andrea Gaglarducci, Shannon Mullen, Catholic News Agency, September 10, 2023 On a “day of joy” in Poland, the Catholic Church on Sunday for the first time beatified an entire family at once: Jozef and Wiktoria Ulma and their seven children, who were martyred during World War II for... read more

Pope Francis gives support to launch of Family Global Compact

In a message for the launch of the Family Global Compact, Pope Francis gives his support to the initiative that aims to bring the pastoral care of families into dialogue with centres of study and research on the family in Catholic universities around the world. By Thaddeus Jones, Vatican News,... read more

Cardinal Ladaria: Truth about humanity and sexuality doesn’t change because of changes in ideology

By Hanna Brockhaus, Catholic News SAgency, May 19, 2023 The truth about the human person and sexuality does not change even as prevailing ideology exalts “freedom without relation to truth,” the Vatican’s doctrine chief said at a conference on Friday. Cardinal Luis Ladaria Ferrer,... read more

The Rage of Feral Children

The rise of contraception led to the phenomenon of "feral children" - young people left alone with no one to guide them. By Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine, February 3, 2023 No father. No Father. No patria. No father. No Church. No country. These gaping absences have produced a rage... read more

Who’s The Real Hero of ‘It’s A Wonderful Life?’

Clarence opens our eyes to the reality that our virtuous actions are not done in a vacuum; they help heal the world. By John Clark, National Catholic Register, December 20, 2022 Even after repeated viewings, It’s A Wonderful Life refuses to grow stale in our hearts. The film is so rich... read more

Coach Jim Harbaugh’s Pro-Life Convictions: ‘I Want to Be on the Side of Those Unborn Children’

Michigan mentor offers to care for babies that need a home and reminds us all as Catholics in the pro-life movement: We ‘need to have compassion, not a voice of condemnation.’ By Amy Smith, National Catholic Register, August 11, 2022 “I believe in having the courage to let the unborn... read more

Reproductive choice is a choice to have children. Anything else is a fraud. Period.

The most underreported story of the last 50 years By Louis T. March, Mercatur, August 10, 2022 Recently both Pope Francis and Elon Musk have warned of depopulation. Speaking of the declining birth rate in Italy, the Pontiff said: “This is a new poverty that scares me. It is the... read more

USCCB president, committee chairmen recommit church to pro-life initiatives

By Julie Asher, Catholic News Service/the Pilot, March 22, 2022 WASHINGTON (CNS) -- As the nation awaits the U.S. Supreme Court's most significant abortion ruling in decades, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairmen of eight USCCB committees joined together "in... read more

5 takeaways for families on the 40th anniversary of John Paul II’s ‘Familiaris Consortio’

It’s not a stretch to say that the writings of Pope St. John Paul II can fill a library. But for us, one slender volume stands out in a sweeping 26-year pontificate that saw 14 encyclicals, 16 books and thousands of homilies, speeches and addresses. Celebrating 40 years this Nov. 22, the... read more

Russia Joins Global Pro-Life Initiative

By Lisa Correnti, C-Fam, October 28, 2021 Commemoration of the Geneva Consensus Declaration in Washington It was announced on Capitol Hill today that the Russian government has joined the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Women’s Health and Protection of the Family. To mark the historic... read more

A Father’s Day Story