Life, Marriage and Society

The Church teaches that every human life is sacred from conception to natural death. Here is what she teaches about abortion, why, and the mercy she offers to anyone who has been involved in one.

As more countries legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide, many families face hard questions. Here is what the Church teaches, why she rejects euthanasia, and why Catholics are not required to prolong life at any cost.

The Catholic Church teaches that contraception is wrong, yet she permits married couples to space births using natural family planning. Here is what the Church actually teaches, the reasoning behind it, and why the difference between the two is real.

Catholic social teaching is the Church's guidance on how society should be ordered: work, wages, property, the poor, the family and the common good. Here are its key principles, where they come from, and why they fit neither the political left nor the right.