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June 2011: Release of “Made for Life,” video and print resources about the good of children and the need for fathers and mothers
May 2011: Statement by Archbishop Broglio on Implementation Process of the Repeal of DADT
May 2011: New and revised FAQs now available!
March 2011: Archbishop Dolan, President of the USCCB, issues statement calling the Administration’s refusal to defend DOMA an “alarming and grave injustice”
February 2011: USCCB General Counsel criticizes the President's decision to instruct the Department of Justice to no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act
February 2011: Prayer for marriage now available in Spanish
January 2011: Bishop Cordileone of Oakland Appointed New Chairman of USCCB Defense of Marriage Committee
December 2010: Release of open letter, "The Protection of Marriage: A Shared Commitment," signed by various religious leaders in the U.S., showing broad consensus on the importance of preserving the authentic meaning of marriage.
November 2010: Made for Life, Viewer’s Guide, and Resource Booklet will be available in early 2011
August 2010: Backgrounder on recent Prop 8 ruling
July 2010: Video 2 on the good of children in production
June 2010: Video 1 releasedFebruary 2010: New FAQs added
January 2010: Bishops Praise NJ Senate Vote
November 2009: At their General Assembly, the Bishops previewed first video promoting and protecting marriage, entitled "Made for Each Other." Video and resources to be available Spring 2010. Also, Pastoral Letter on Marriage approved
Mosaic of Sts. Joachim and Anne,
by Rev. Marko Rupnik
“The Difference is the Difference: Sexual Difference and the Defense of Marriage” (by Fr. Brian Bransfield).
(En Español)
FAQs on Marriage and Same-Sex Unions (by LMFLY staff)
Other Helpful USCCB Links
Selection of Statements and Initiatives of Local Catholic Bishops and State Catholic
Conferences
- Massachusetts Catholic Conference
- Marriage: Where Love and Life Transform the World
- “Marriage in Massachusetts: Crisis and Challenge” (January 2004)
- Maryland Bishops, “Marriage in Maryland: Securing the Foundation of Family and Society” (January 2008)
- Virginia Bishops, “The Institution of Marriage and the Common Good: A Pastoral Letter of the Virginia Catholic Bishops” (September 2006)
- Wisconsin Catholic Conference, “A Letter to Catholics in Wisconsin on Defining Marriage in Our State Constitution” (June 2006)
- Arizona Bishops, “Why is Marriage Important to the Catholic Church?” (March 1, 2006)
- Illinois Bishops, “Protecting Marriage” (November 2005)
- Florida Bishops, “Marriage is Between One Man and One Woman” (April 14, 2005)
- Pennsylvania Bishops, “Human Sexuality, Marriage and Same-Sex Unions” (October 2004)
- California Catholic Conference, “For the Protection of Marriage” (June 18, 1999)
Marriage Law Project at CUA’s Columbus School of Law
COLF’s “Marriage Matters,” a question and answer leaflet by The Catholic Organization for Life and Family (COLF), working with the Canadian Catholic Bishops