Tag: Marriage
Pakistan raises marriage age for Christians to 18
The statement accompanying the bill noted the state's duty to protect children from exploitation and uphold their constitutional rights
Jakarta blocks the authorization of interfaith marriages
The imposition was released in a circular in which Chief Justice Muhammad Syarifuddin urged all courts to comply with the 1974 Marriage Act
North Korea punishes unwed couples who are living together
North Korea is sending unwed couples who are living together to serve time in labor camps
Cost of wedding prevents Filipinos from getting married in church, says...
“Sadly, the survey reveals that a Church wedding is being associated with opulence, which may not be the case”
Pope Francis: Marriage is a lifelong union between a man and...
"A certainly not minor aspect of the crisis affecting so many families is the practical ignorance, personal and collective, about marriage”
Indonesian parliament approves legislation to outlaw extra-marital sex
Rights groups had protested against the amendments, denouncing a crackdown on civil liberties and a shift towards fundamentalism
High Court in India orders state government not to prosecute ‘inter-religious...
The court ordered the state government not to prosecute couples who got married in violation of the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act
Photos: Mass wedding held as Filipino Catholics urged to go back...
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Quezon City held a mass wedding of Catholic couples on Oct. 15, 2022
Bill filed in Philippine Congress for civil recognition of marriage annulment...
The legislators said they based their proposed measure on Pope Francis’s apostolic letter “Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus”
Who can get married in a Catholic church?
A church representative said there was no record of Britney Spears requesting to be married in the church
Support Our Mission
We work tirelessly each day to tell the stories of those living on the fringe of society in Asia and how the Church in all its forms - be it lay, religious or priests - carries out its mission to support those in need, the neglected and the voiceless.
We need your help to continue our work each day. Make a difference and donate today.
