PARIS, May 6 (Reuters) - Germany's Roman Catholic Church, an influential voice for reforms prompted by Pope Francis, has decided lay Catholic employees who divorce and remarry or form gay civil unions ...

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn — the archbishop of Vienna, the chief editor of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and a Church leader who was considered a papabile during the 2013 conclave that ...

Bette Huckabee hopes the Catholic Church follows Pope Francis' heart and shows "mercy" toward divorced Catholics. In the eyes of the church, a Catholic who divorces and remarries outside the church ...

Lifelong fidelity in marriage is difficult (as is celibacy in the priesthood). All married persons at one time or another face the temptation to be unfaithful. Christian spouses who face this ...

In 2005, the Head of the Roman Catholic Church worldwide Pope Francis wrote a controversial letter that touched on marriage, divorce and homosexuality. In the letter titled The Joy of Love, he ...

The bishops of the Philippines this week are urging their fellow citizens to move slowly and carefully as the country considers legalizing civil divorce for the first time in its history. The country ...

A church-sponsored group in Singapore has launched two special programs to help divorced Catholics with the healing and restoration of their personal and family lives. The Catholic Divorce Support ...

THE Catholic Church’s teaching on the indissolubility of marriage rests on a theological premise: the nature of a sacrament. In the Church’s theology, sacraments are privileged signs — signs ...

A reveller waves the gay pride flag as a float moves past the Siegessaeule victory column during the Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade in Berlin, June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Peter By Tom Heneghan ...