By Jose Kavi New Delhi, May 19, 2022: Indian Catholics, both lay people and religious, have welcomed Pope Francis ushering in equality and fraternity in religious congregations that have priests and brothers as members. “It is not a small technical or legal change but a profound shift with enormous theologicalContinue Reading
Washington D.C.,: President Joe Biden’s regular parish in Washington, D.C. issued a statement on June 29 that its priests and ministers will not deny Communion to those approaching to receive. “Holy Trinity Catholic Church will not deny the Eucharist to persons presenting themselves to receive it,” read a statement ofContinue Reading
By chhotebhai By Kanpur: Lest one go into sixes and sevens over this title; it was occasioned by a recent headline in the Times of India that read “New Vatican Law criminalizes sexual abuse by priests, laity.” It was referring to Decalogue Six, the sixth commandment, “You shall not commitContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican has told the bishops of England and Wales that it is amending the Code of Canon Law so that “crimes against minors are considered under a different title than crimes against the obligations of celibacy on the part of clerics.” The Pontifical Council for Legislative TextsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Rome, Feb 4, 2020: Sister Mariam Anupa Kujur is the first member of the Daughters of St. Anne, a Ranchi-based congregation, to receive doctorate in canon law. On Feb 3, Sister Kujur defended her dissertation at the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome. Her thesis was on “RightsContinue Reading
In cases of marriage between a Latin Catholic and an Eastern Catholic, the new code clarifies that only a priest may officiateContinue Reading