By George Jacob Kochi, Sept 21, 2022: National daily New Indian Express recently reported an incident which had the Kerala High Court chastise the attitude of the “new-gen” towards marriage and family. A man abandoned his wife and three daughters after nine years of marriage subsequent to an alleged affairContinue Reading
Vatican: Four conservative cardinals who publicly questioned Pope Francis’ opening to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics are pressing their case and arguing that the issue is dividing the Catholic Church. In a new letter, the cardinals ask Francis for an audience, noting he never responded to their written request forContinue Reading
By Ellen Barry India’s family law was written to discourage divorce, and in that sense it has succeeded brilliantly: The last census, in 2011, showed that the number of Indians who described themselves as separated was nearly three times the number who were divorced. The country’s legal code offers aContinue Reading
Divorce and separation rates are higher among Christians and Buddhists, and lowest among Jains, according to freshly released Census 2011 data. Although separation rates are higher for Hindus than Muslims, divorce is more prevalent among the latter. The share of those who have lost a spouse to death is theContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Supreme Court order stating that divorce granted by ecclesiastical tribunals has no legal sanctity is unlikely to make any significant impact on the Catholic community since the Church also considers civil court order in divorce procedures at the Church tribunals. “There is nothing new in the order.Continue Reading
The Kerala High Court will hear the petition on March 16Continue Reading
Srinagar: For 27-year-old Rifat, it wasn’t an easy decision to divorce her drug-addict husband who despite all her efforts in the last three years did not quit the habit and often became violent under the influence of drugs. Rifat is among 40 Kashmiri women who recently divorced their drug-addict husbands. These womenContinue Reading
Kochi: Live-in relationship, divorce, remarriage and same-sex relation were the main subjects discussed at the recently concluded Synod on Family at Vatican, said Syro-Malabar Church head Cardinal Mar George Alencherry, who took part in the synod. “Such issues have become a major concern mainly in Europe. The Church is ofContinue Reading
The run-up to the synod was dominated by gay issuesContinue Reading
A Non Resident Indian had filed a divorce petition alleging that his wife was abusive to his family membersContinue Reading