In a major document released Friday, Pope Francis addressed divisive elements of Catholic doctrine — including how to treat couples who remarry after a divorce that wasn't annulled by the church, and ...

Divorce and remarriage remain some of the most challenging and sensitive topics within the Church today. While modern culture has become increasingly permissive regarding the dissolution of marriage, ...

A reveller waves the gay pride flag as a float moves past the Siegessaeule victory column during the Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade in Berlin, June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Peter By Tom Heneghan ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI has acknowledged concern about the plight of divorced Catholics, who are not permitted to receive Communion after remarriage, and appealed to a Vatican tribunal to ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Four conservative cardinals who publicly questioned Pope Francis' opening to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics are pressing their case and arguing that the issue is dividing ...

Although the Roman Catholic Church’s sanctions against divorce and remarriage are written into church law, their exact application varies according to diocese. In Providence, R.I. last week, Bishop ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Germany's Catholic bishops, responding to a worldwide Vatican survey, said on Monday that many Church teachings on sexual morality were either unknown to the faithful there or ...