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Benedict XVI steps back from book that put him at odds with pope
By Claire Giangravé — January 14, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The former pope asked to be dropped as co-author of a book, due out in February that appears to disagree with Francis on priestly celibacy, according to an aide.
For immigrant families, a sweet wedding tradition preserves a taste of home
By Bill Motchan — September 9, 2019
(RNS) — Instead of elaborately decorated cakes, many cultures' nuptials feature wedding-only cookies, symbolizing the sweetness the newlyweds will experience after they exchange vows.
Denied and deported: Love and marriage in the Palestinian territories
By Mae Elise Cannon — May 29, 2019
(RNS) — After 28 years of entering Israel multiple times per year, Elaine Zoughbi was suddenly denied entry by an airport border agent. The reason? She had married a Palestinian.
Reinventing religion, millennials rewrite the rules of relationships
By Tara Isabella Burton — May 2, 2019
(RNS) — Creating bespoke religious traditions as they are, it makes sense that millennials would also create bespoke relationship models.
Six Israelis. Three weddings. One Statement.
By Yonat Shimron — March 25, 2019
(RNS) — The couples cannot, or will not, submit to Israel’s ultra-Orthodox rabbinical rules regarding marriage. So they've arranged an American alternative.
Israeli rabbinate under fire for pushing for DNA tests
By Bob Smietana — March 14, 2019
JERUSALEM (RNS) — A rabbinical court has asked some immigrants to Israel to prove they are genetically Jewish before they can be married, a standard some say violates Judaism’s own definitions of Jewishness.
What ever happened to clergy performing weddings?
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 23, 2018
What I learned from reading the Sunday New York Times "Styles" section. It's not pretty.
‘Acknowledging reality,’ a splinter church in Kenya ordains married Catholic priests
By Tonny Onyulo — October 16, 2018
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Attracted by the prospect of serving God while raising a family, Catholic priests have left the mainstream faith for the Renewed Universal Catholic Church.
How Roe v. Wade changed the lives of American women
By Constance Shehan — July 5, 2018
(RNS) — Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement has ignited widespread speculation about the future of Roe v. Wade. Roughly two generations after the landmark decision on abortion, how would overturning Roe change women's lives?
From dating to the workplace, the ancient Enneagram can transform relationships
By Jonathan Merritt — June 21, 2018
(RNS) — The Enneagram has recently developed a cult following and is now being used to help people form healthy relationships.
Fewer couples are marrying in churches. Does it matter?
By Jacob Lupfer — June 7, 2018
(RNS) — The main reason church weddings are dropping is that more people are raised without religion.
Opposition to interfaith marriage in India puts many couples at risk
By Bhavya Dore — April 20, 2018
MUMBAI, India (RNS) — In India, interfaith and intercaste couples are increasingly facing bullying, harassment, familial opposition and even death threats.
Pope on Holy Thursday urges priests to be close to sinners
By Nicole Winfield — March 29, 2018
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The admonition came as conservatives have complained that Francis is dividing the church with his opening to letting divorced and civilly remarried Catholics receive Communion.
Francis Derangement Syndrome (FDS)
By Mark Silk — March 12, 2018
(RNS) — Its major symptom is obsession with the new rule on Communion for the divorced and remarried.
Love, marriage and food for the heart
By Gary Edmonds — February 13, 2018
(RNS) — When a faith-based charity saw that the cost of marrying was preventing some couples in the Philippines from legalizing their unions, it found a way to make the impossible possible.
