Pope Francis blesses new spouses while celebrating marriage rite for 20 couples during Mass at Vatican

Pope Francis blesses new spouses with holy water while celebrating the marriage rite for 20 couples during a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Sept. 14, 2014. Photo by Paul Haring, courtesy of Catholic News Service

(RNS1-sept17) Pope Francis blesses new spouses with holy water while celebrating the marriage rite for 20 couples during a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Sept. 14, 2014. Photo by Paul Haring, courtesy of Catholic News Service