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Making the case for marriage.

I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman… pretty bold, I know.

Perhaps you’ve already categorized me… “hater.” I don’t think I am. I don’t consider myself bigoted for believing that, though many people these days would tell you that my position automatically puts me in that position. If you asked most of the people who know me, they’d probably tell you that I’m generally civil, respectful, kind, and charitable to people, regardless of ...

Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Bishop Richard J. Malone as the Apostolic Administrator for the Diocese of Portland effective August 10th.

The appointment means that when Bishop Malone is installed as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo, he remains the Administrator of the Diocese of Portland until a new diocesan bishop is named by the Holy Father.

As author of the pastoral letter on marriage, Marriage: Yesterday—Today—Always, Bishop Malone says he accepted the responsibility in light of the need to ...

Marriage, as a vocation, is written into our human nature, into our very being. According to the Church, everyone is called to marriage because they are humans who have been created as either male or female.

It is necessary to clear up some confusion about the nature of marriage as a vocation, specifically in relation to celibacy and the priesthood as such. From my experience as a Catholic priest and university ...

Presentation delivered by Dr. Paul Gondreau, S.T.D. of Providence College.

The “Defending Marriage in the Public Square” session was co-sponsored by the Office for the Promotion & Defense of Marriage and the Office of Lifelong Faith Formation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland in Maine.

Alana, the child of a sperm donor and the activist behind AnonymousUs.org, says she realized the hard way what she was up against when she began her awareness campaign.

“I thought it would be so easy to arrive, state the obvious that children need their fathers, and everyone would be like, oh my God, thank you for reminding us!” she said in the documentary ...

From Wednesday to Friday of this week, all of the bishops in the United States have been meeting together in Atlanta for their biannual general assembly. During this time, a number of bishops present oral reports on the work of their respective committee or subcommittee. Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, chairman of the Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, presented Thursday June 14, to the full body of bishops about ...

For those engaged in America’s culture wars, it is clear that the welfare of children is the battle ground of choice. We are barely out of the gate with civil unions and same-sex “marriages,” and we have been told, in defense of these new institutions — and with the help of Hollywood — that The Kids Are All Right. And if it be true that “by their fruits ye shall know them,” then, if the kids are all right, ...

The citizens of North Carolina recently recognized that “marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State.” And they did so by a significant margin. President Obama stated in an ABC news interview that “I think same-sex couples should be able to get married,” while Mitt Romney, interviewed by a Denver television station, reiterated, “I do not favor marriage between ...

WASHINGTON—Cardinal Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued the following statement:

President Obama’s comments today in support of the redefinition of marriage are deeply saddening. As I stated in my public letter to the President on September 20, 2011, the Catholic Bishops stand ready to affirm every positive measure taken by the President and the Administration to strengthen marriage and the family. However, we cannot be silent ...