
What Americans have long viewed to be the traditional nuclear family arrangement — children living with a working father and stay-at-home mother in their first marriage — is now one of the rarer family structures in the U.S., says a new report from the Pew Research Center.
by Caroline May30 Dec 2015, 11:47 AM PST0

Where there is no family meal together, there is no family, Pope Francis told the thousands gathered in Saint Peter’s Square Wednesday, urging his hearers to put away their cell phones and protect family dinners as a precious way to bind the family together.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.12 Nov 2015, 9:32 AM PST0

At his final celebration in the United States before departing for Rome, Pope Francis told approximately one million people who attended Mass outdoors in Philadelphia Sunday that the simple daily acts of love expressed by family members to each other are what nurture both life and faith.
by Dr. Susan Berry27 Sep 2015, 6:12 PM PST0

In his continuing talks addressing marriage and family life, Pope Francis turned his thoughts to those families who have sick or handicapped members, praising their “hidden heroism” in the face of difficulties.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.10 Jun 2015, 2:47 PM PST0

“The presence of large families is a hope for society,” Pope Francis said Sunday. “In a world often marked by selfishness, the big family is a school of solidarity and sharing, and these attitudes benefit the whole of society,” he said.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.29 Dec 2014, 6:43 AM PST0