I saw the headlines and went ballistic. “Pope Francis Seeks Easier Way for Catholics to End Marriages” “Pope Francis Simplifies Marriage Annulments with New Fast-track Process” There were others as ...

WASHINGTON — In the lead-up to October’s Ordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family, Cardinal Walter Kasper’s controversial pastoral proposal to allow some divorced-and-remarried Catholics to receive the ...

How are survivors of domestic violence treated by Catholic marriage tribunals, the diocesan courts that determine whether the sacramental bond of a marriage exists or not? Sadly, if domestic violence ...

One of the Vatican’s top canon lawyers at the Synod of Bishops on the Family says the current process for the annulment of marriages in the Catholic Church could be streamlined and expanded to the ...

No clear guidance emerged from last fall’s Synod of Bishops on the Family for divorced and remarried Catholics who wish to receive holy Communion. Cardinal Sean O’Malley, O.F.M.Cap., among others, has ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis radically reformed the Catholic Church's process for annulling marriages Tuesday, allowing for fast-track decisions and removing automatic appeals in a bid to speed up ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday announced sweeping revisions to the Catholic Church’s marriage annulment process, changes that are designed to speed up and simplify the often lengthy procedure. The revisions, ...

Those expecting quick change in the church will be disappointed by the first day of the Synod of Bishops on the family. On the other hand, those who were present at the 1980 synod on the family will ...

After her divorce, Laura Brockway quit going to Sunday Mass. She felt unworthy and her faith lapsed, and she waited more than a decade before seeking an annulment. She now calls that experience — ...

"Some procedures are so long and so burdensome," Pope said in 2014, "and people give up" In the U.S., 28% of Catholic marriages end in divorce, according to General Social Survey Pope Francis on ...