
The Shrine of St. Valentine: Sacramental Marriage and Love ‘at the Heart of the Church’
The Carmelite church at Whitefriar Street in Dublin is an unlikely but popular pilgrimage site for couples, who can venerate the patron of love’s relics.
The Carmelite church at Whitefriar Street in Dublin is an unlikely but popular pilgrimage site for couples, who can venerate the patron of love’s relics.
The problem of marriage in modern society has been central to Pope Francis’ agenda throughout his pontificate.
In total 121 couples had their marriages convalidated this year in the archdiocese, a substantial increase from last year’s 42.
The recent wedding of a young Brazilian woman with terminal cancer was a powerful witness to the sacrifice and permanence of marriage.
NEWS ANALYSIS: The guidelines anchor Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation firmly in the context of settled Church teaching, with respect to issues like reception of Communion by couples in irregular unions.
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