--- description: It will 'bring you happiness' title: Valentine's Day 2014 Message From Pope Francis: Get Married image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb4a5edc6a02e2f9d/698682c61eebf70a6136f86e/2013-03-19t140502z_222969457_gm1e93j1p-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Vatican](/tag/the-vatican/) ## The Vatican Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Pope's Valentine's Day Message: Get Married by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 14, 2014 12:27 PM CUT  Pope Francis takes part in his inaugural mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 19, 2013. Pope Francis takes part in his inaugural mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 19, 2013.Paul Hanna—Reuters by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 14, 2014 12:27 PM CUT Twitter-savvy Pope Francis has a Valentine’s Day message for all of his young followers: It’s time to put a ring on it. “Dear young people, don’t be afraid to marry,” the Pope wrote on Twitter on Friday. “A faithful and fruitful marriage will bring you happiness.” According to the [University of Virginia’s National Marriage Project](http://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/03/getting-married-later-is-great-for-college-educated-women/274040/ "undefined"), men and women are currently getting married three and four years later, respectively, than they were in 1990\. They’re getting married seven years later than they were in 1960. > [](https://twitter.com/pontifex/status/434284437933539328) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/8422/valentines-day-2014-pope-francis/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/8422/valentines-day-2014-pope-francis/"},"headline":"The Pope's Valentine's Day Message: Get Married","datePublished":"2014-02-14T12:27:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:26:08.499Z","description":"It will 'bring you happiness'","url":"https://time.com/8422/valentines-day-2014-pope-francis/","keywords":["The Vatican","Marriage","Pope Francis topic","twitter","Valentine's Day"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb4a5edc6a02e2f9d/698682c61eebf70a6136f86e/2013-03-19t140502z_222969457_gm1e93j1p-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb4a5edc6a02e2f9d/698682c61eebf70a6136f86e/2013-03-19t140502z_222969457_gm1e93j1p-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Pope Francis takes part in his inaugural mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 19, 2013.","caption":"Pope Francis takes part in his inaugural mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 19, 2013.","creditText":"Paul Hanna—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-vatican/","name":"The Vatican"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/8422/valentines-day-2014-pope-francis/","name":"The Pope's Valentine's Day Message: Get Married"}}]}] ```