Italy’s Shrinking Wedding Numbers: A Cultural and Demographic Shift

Nov 30, 2024 19:27

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In 2023, 184,207 marriages were celebrated, a 2.6% drop compared to the previous year. Photo: Agenzia Nova

David was a Doctor of Anthropology and Maruxa an occupational therapist in mental health and family therapy

recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, October 6, 2024

neither sexual desire nor sexual contact are prerequisites for infidelity.

In 2023, a Senate committee approved a bill to legalize divorce, which is now awaiting a second reading, possibly in the coming year.

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“We are not called to be judges, but witnesses. We can only tell our experience and hope that it brings hope and faith to those that struggle,” they affirm.

Jul 11, 2024 07:13

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Pope Francis Goes to Rome Condominium to Answer Residents’ Questions

To some young people who asked the Holy Father how to increase their faith, he answered that “the only way is witness.” “You have the responsibility to take history forward,” stressed the Pope.

Jun 06, 2024 06:16

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In 3 points: the Pope’s fabulous pro-birth speech (including grandparents)

Address of the Pope to the States General on natality.

May 11, 2024 16:33

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Marriage and Family•Pope Francis

What does the success of a marriage depend on? Pope Francis answers

Speech to the international leaders of the Equipes Notre-Dame Movement

May 04, 2024 01:49

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Marriage and Family•Pope Francis

3 pieces of advice from the Pope for grandparents and grandchildren at the Vatican: “Seek out your grandparents and don’t marginalize them” (one of them)

Address of the Pope to the elderly, grandchildren and children participating in the meeting “The caress and the smile” promoted by the Foundation “Età Grande”.

Apr 27, 2024 02:20

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Pope’s article in The New York Times: There Is Faith in Humor

“Generally, we priests tend to enjoy humor and even have a fair stock of jokes and amusing stories, which we are often quite good at telling, as well as being the object of them”, writes the Pope in the best-known newspaper in the United States

the Vatican formally launches his cause for beatification and canonization

The process of beatification of King Baudouin of Belgium officially begins: Vatican and Pope give their approval

In a statement released by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, it was confirmed that the process officially began on December 17, 2024, with the establishment of a historical commission. This panel, comprising leading experts in Belgian history and archival research, is tasked with gathering and evaluating documentation related to King Baudouin’s life and deeds.

Italy’s Shrinking Wedding Numbers: A Cultural and Demographic Shift

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The value of love between man and woman briefly explained by the Pope

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3 pieces of advice from the Pope for grandparents and grandchildren at the Vatican: “Seek out your grandparents and don’t marginalize them” (one of them)