Pope Francis will announce some changes to the way Catholics may gain a marriage annulment, the Vatican said Monday. Exactly how the process will be reformed is still unknown, but Francis is expected ...

(CNN) — Pope Francis on Tuesday reformed the process by which Catholics may annul their marriages, in yet another sign of his desire to make the church more welcoming and responsive to people on the ...

In a reformed marriage annulment process, Pope Francis has made significant changes, giving more of a role to the local bishop, dropping automatic appeals, and declaring the process free of charge.

The potential loss of money and authority are often at the heart of the opposition against reforming the Catholic Church's annulment process, Pope Francis said. Departing from his prepared remarks ...

Concerned at the slow pace of adopting his reforms of the marriage annulment process, Pope Francis has established a Vatican commission to encourage and verify progress in the dioceses of Italy. "Each ...

Doves and interlocking wedding bands symbolizing the sacrament of marriage are depicted in a stained-glass window at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church in Deer Park, N.Y. (Credit: Gregory A. Shemitz/CNS.

Pope Francis on Tuesday radically reformed the process by which Catholics may annul their marriages, in yet another sign of his desire to make the church more welcoming and responsive to people on the ...