New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to give legal sanctity to divorce decrees granted by ecclesiastical tribunals, popularly known as church courts. This means anyone remarrying after such a divorce decree would be committing the offence of bigamy. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and JusticeContinue Reading
Bhopal: In the heart of Madhya Pradesh, at the very centre of India, stands a massive stone wall that’s odd, as walls go. It runs straight in parts, zig-zags wildly in others, stops or branches off where you least expect. Some sections tower at 15 feet; others are a justContinue Reading
By Virginia Saldanha Pune: Responding to the invitation of Streevani and Montfort Social Institute, 33 lawyers who are women and men Religious as well as diocesan priests came together at Jana Deepa Vidyapeet, Pune, from 13 to 15 January, to reflect on a ‘Prophetic Response to the Pursuit of Justice.’Continue Reading
Panaji: The influential Roman Catholic Church in Goa on Wednesday said the priests as individuals can promote candidates they are voting for but as an institution, the Church authorities were in no way involved in the selection of candidates of any political party. “Catholic priests have always been advised notContinue Reading
Madhya Pradesh’s new xxcise policy plans to list habitual customersContinue Reading
Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday it is important to celebrate his memory, to pay heed to the rich legacy he has bequeathed to us and to see how best we can realise his dream in our world today! ‘MLK’ as he was fondly known,Continue Reading
MARGAO: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman on Sunday frowned upon individual church leaders openly canvassing for a party or candidate for the assembly polls scheduled for February 4. Speaking exclusively to Times of India, Ferrao said, “The Council for Social Justice and Peace (CSJP) will soon issueContinue Reading
GOA: Thousands of parishioners of the 400-year-old Our Lady of Regina Martyrum Church, at Assolna, on Sunday, enthusiasti-cally participated in the closing ceremony of their parish’s quadri-centennial celebrations. While a mobile choir went around the village singing hymns of worship, the stretch from the Sucaldem-Chinchinim bridge to the church wasContinue Reading
The Catholic bishops’ office of education issued a press release on January 15Continue Reading
More than 500 runners participated in the marathonContinue Reading
