Marriage & Family Life

The love they pledge is greater than any emotion, feeling or state of mind, although it may include all of these. It is a deeper love, a lifelong decision of the heart. Even amid unresolved conflicts and confused emotional situations, they daily reaffirm their decision to love, to belong to one another, to share their lives and to continue loving and forgiving.
Amoris Laetitia n. 163

Upcoming Events

Support for Couples

Find below information and resources for couples, including information on Natural Family Planning (NFP)

World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

Read the message from Pope Leo, on the occasion of the 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, celebrated on Sunday, 27 July 2025.

Marriage Preparation

Preparation in the Diocese of Westminster

A number of parishes provide Marriage Preparation courses , which are open to all and these are listed on out marriage prep central list.

Engaged Encounter

Engaged Encounter is the sister organisation of Worldwide Marriage Encounter.  A movement within the Catholic Church which provides couples, who are engaged to be married, with a formal course in marriage preparation.

Catholic Marriage Care

Their marriage preparation and support service enable couples to nurture faithful and fruitful marriages that last, drawing on Catholic teaching and contemporary research to help couples focus on the quality of their relationship with each other. 

SmartLoving Engaged

Engaged is a parish-based, marriage formation programme that integrates contemporary relationship psychology with Catholic theology for an effective and powerful experience for the engaged couple.


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