Returning Catholics FAQs: Divorce and Annulment

O n Mondays, I answer questions frequently asked by those considering a return to the Catholic Church. How do I know this stuff? I was away for more than 30 years myself, and am the co-author of When They Come Home: Ways to Welcome Returning Catholics , a book for pastors and parish leaders interested in this ministry.

I’m divorced and I remarried in another faith or a civil ceremony. Can I still come back? Am I still Catholic?

The Church still wants you! The Church still needs you! You are Cat...