Christian Family is a sacred institution.  If it totters, the very
foundation of the state tremble.”
   -   Pope John XXIII

Documents

Arcanum
(On Christian Marriage) by Pope Leo XIII - 2/10/1880

Familiaris Consortio
(On Christian Marriage) by Pope John Paul II - 12/15/1981

Charter of the Rights of the Family
10/22/1983

Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(United Nations) - 12/10/1948

Declaration of Buenos Aires
8/5/1999

The Family and Human Rights
12/9/1999

Gaudium et Spes
(Second Vatican Council) - 12/7/1965

The Catechism of the Catholic Church

Conclusions of the 15th Plenary Assembly
of The Pontifical Council For The Family 10/19/2002

Doctrinal Note / Catholics in Political Life - 1/16/2003

USCCB Working Paper on Marriage & Family Life 6/2003

USCCB Statement - Promote, Protect, Preserve Marriage 9/2003

 

O Mary conceived without sin
pray for us who have recourse to Thee
.