"It is the year to revalue the beauty of marriage and the Christian family."On February 12, the Spanish Bishops' Conference presented the campaign ".Marriage is +". This presentation precedes Marriage Week 2025, which runs from February 14 to 21 and aims to "show the beauty of the Christian marriage proposal".
The presentation was attended by José Gabriel Vera, director of Communications of the Conference; Miguel Garrigós, director of the Episcopal Subcommission for the Family and the Defense of Life; and Carlota Mariño Esteban, a member of the creative team that designed the campaign.
This year, 2025, the bishops have innovated with the proposal of the week of marriage, with the participation of final year students of the Faculty of Communication of the Pontifical University of Salamanca. These students have created a campaign whose axis "revolves around the heartbeat," as Mariño Esteban explained. Through this image, the contents follow in three videos the story of a real couple going through different stages.
Miguel Garrigós pointed out that this campaign stems from two concerns: "the decrease in the number of people who decide to get married" and "the increase in the number of divorces".
A proactive campaign in favor of marriage
In spite of this, the Episcopal Subcommittee is "convinced that the heart of each person aspires to a love that completes, is fruitful and endures. For this reason, this year's campaign "is proactive" and shows, through its slogan, that "marriage is more".
On the campaign's website you can find several resources for bride and groom and couples who want to deepen their relationship. There are also testimonies, articles to reflect on the identity of marriage in the Church and advice.
