The Institute for Family Policy in Spain warned that the 100,000 marriages that ended during the first nine months of 2008 revealed that the breakdown of the family continues to be the main problem in ...

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Constitutional Court upheld the legality of the country’s gay marriage law on Tuesday, rejecting an appeal contending that marriage in the Spanish constitution means only the ...

MADRID (AP) — Spain is moving to raise the minimum age for marriage from 14 to 16 in a bid to boost protection of minors and bring the country in line with its European Union neighbors. The ...

According to data from the Institute for Family Politics that will be officially presented next week, the annual divorce rate in Spain will surpass the number of marriages in the country within seven ...

Now there are four. Spain and Canada last week joined the Netherlands and Belgium in extending full marriage rights to same-sex couples. Following rowdy debate, Canada's House of Commons voted 158 to ...

Hundreds of thousands of protesters led by 20 Roman Catholic bishops and conservative opposition leaders marched through Madrid on Saturday to demonstrate against a government bill to legalize gay ...

The head of Spain's opposition Popular Party has said he may work to repeal the 2005 law that legalized same-sex marriage if the party wins the elections at the beginning of 2012, which is a ...

MADRID, Spain -- A generation ago, traditional families were sacred in Spain. Gen. Francisco Franco liked them big and Catholic, and gave hefty cash prizes to parents with the most copious broods.

Not to be outdone by Canada, Spain has legalized gay marriages, becoming the third nation in the world to do so. Canada will become the fourth on July 31, when the bill is likely passed in the Senate.

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's highest court upheld the country's gay marriage law on Tuesday, rejecting an appeal lodged by the ruling People's Party seven years ago and confirming the legality of ...