When one or both married individuals enter the Catholic Church, sometimes it is necessary for the couple to have their marriage “convalidated” — or, “blessed” — in order to be recognized as a marriage by the church.
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Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, bishop of San Francisco and all around stand-up guy, has a target on his back thanks to a dispute over revisions to the faculty and staff handbooks at the archdiocese's four Catholic high schools.
Read More »Ask a Catholic: What is the Catholic Bible?
The Bible used by the Catholic Church contains 73 books total, which is seven books more than those used by the majority of Protestant denominations today.
Read More »Ask A Catholic: How Authoritative are the Creeds & Councils to Catholics
Within the Church, there are many kinds of synods/councils, and to illustrate those it’s important to first briefly outline the organizational structure of Catholicism.
Read More »5 uncommon reasons to keep your unborn child
When a woman finds out she’s carrying a child, perhaps one that was far from planned, I imagine that a crippling fear is the first thing to surface.
Read More »The Origin of the Christmas Tree
When the average person thinks of a Catholic saint, I'd venture to guess that it's not a fearless, axe-wielding, hammer-breaking, oak-crushing, converter of heathens that comes to mind.
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