Vatican City: Pope Francis is allowing Catholic priests to absolve the “horrendous crime” of abortion, extending special permission he granted clerics last year for the Holy Year of Mercy. “I want to insist as firmly as I can that abortion is a grave sin because it puts an end toContinue Reading
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has extended to live-in relationships a pro-choice right which only married women have enjoyed so far in law. The HC held that a provision under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, which currently doesn’t apply to live-in relationships, should be understood to be applicable also toContinue Reading
Warsaw: As Poland’s Catholic Church prepares to celebrate 1,050 years as the national faith, a call by its bishops for a total ban on abortion has embroiled the church in a divisive and potentially harmful debate. The church that was crucial in preserving the nation’s spirit and identity in WorldContinue Reading
Ipsos, based in France, undertook the studyContinue Reading
Kochi — Syro-Malabar Church head Cardinal Mar George Alencherry on Tuesday urged the government and people’s representatives not to support the move by the Central Government to introduce amendments to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, which facilitates abortion. “Feticide cannot be justified under any circumstance. The move to increaseContinue Reading
New Delhi — Fresh fears about risks to women’s health by allowing Ayush doctors to conduct abortion and ambiguity on the proposed extension of gestation period may force the government to keep the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) amendment bill out of Parliament in the upcoming monsoon session. Already embroiled inContinue Reading
The gesture is part of a special Holy Year of MercyContinue Reading
Seoul – In Seoul, the capital of South Korea, hundreds of infants are abandoned on the streets every year. The problem became so severe that one Korean pastor decided to take unprecedented action. It’s a story that’s now the subject of an award-winning documentary by film maker Brian Ivie, whichContinue Reading