Catholic marriage rates dropped by about 70% between 1969 and 2019, according to data from Georgetown’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.

In a Catholic marriage ceremony, there are specific requirements that need to be met by the couple. Each church may have their own unique distinctions, but the general rules apply to all.

Most Catholic churches require at least one partner to practice the religion in order to get married there. Getty Images Spears, 40, and Asghari, 28, ended up tying the knot in the backyard of her ...