Pennsylvania’s Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is facing a constitutional challenge in Federal Court in Philadelphia. Attorneys for a lesbian woman who was “married” to her partner in Canada have petitioned the court to declare …

A group of scholars recently released a study called “Why Marriage Matters: Thirty Conclusions from the Social Sciences.” The study found that while divorce rates have decreased, instability in families has greatly increased. Here …

On February 23, 2011, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued the following from Anthony R. Picarello, Jr. of the Office of General Counsel:
“Marriage has been understood for millennia and across cultures as the union …

Leaders of some of the largest religious communities in the United States have come together to express their commitment toward the protection of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. In an …

According to a new Pew Research survey, Americans today are less likely to be married than at any time in the nation’s history. Rates have declined for all groups, but they’ve fallen most sharply among …

Health care reform. Abortion. Adoption. Gay marriage. Education.
These are among top issues tracked by the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) in the 2009-2010 legislative session. What happened and where do we go from here?

Cardinal Francis George, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, decried the August 4 decision of a federal judge to overturn California voters’ 2008 initiative that protected marriage as the union of one …

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee for the Defense of Marriage has launched a new initiative for the protection of marriage, entitled Marriage: Unique for a Reason. The initiative is to …

The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider the Pennsylvania Marriage Protection Amendment on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Introduced as SB 707, the bill proposes an amendment to the state constitution:
Only a union of one …

This year, February 14th brings double reason to celebrate, as World Marriage Day coincides with Valentine’s Day.
Learn more about the Catholic Church’s teaching on marriage from the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and the United States Conference …