Pontifical Council for the Family

New Vatican manual warns that sex is not just for pleasure

By Josephine McKenna — August 26, 2016
(RNS) Take your sexuality seriously, the church advises young people.

US anti-abortion leaders join Rome’s March for Life

By Alessandro Speciale — May 8, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) American anti-abortion leaders will be in Rome on Sunday (May 12) to participate in Italy's third March for Life and lend their expertise to the nation's small anti-abortion movement as it tries to learn from its American counterpart.

Vatican backtracks on support for gay couples

By Alessandro Speciale — February 7, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A top Vatican official blamed the media for “derailing” his recent remarks on possible legal protections for unmarried couples, while reaffirming his support for British and French bishops who have been vocal opponents of same-sex marriage.

Vatican signals options for protecting gay couples

By Alessandro Speciale — February 4, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A high-ranking Vatican official on Monday (Feb. 4) voiced support for giving unmarried couples some kind of unspecified legal protection even as he reaffirmed the Catholic Church's opposition to same-sex marriage.
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