Pope Leo XIV says first canonized couple give example of ‘marriage as a path to holiness’

Louis and Zelie Martin. Public Domain image. / null Vatican City, Oct 18, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). At a time when the world offers “many counter-examples” of what a healthy marriage should look like, Pope Leo XIV has urged couples to look to Saints Louis and Zélie Martin — the parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux — as a model of a joyful and holy marriage. In an Oct. 18 message marking the 10th anniversary of the Martins’ canonization,…