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Catholic priests in Shillong permitted to bless same-sex couples without any church ceremonyCatholic priests in Shillong have been granted permission to bless same-sex couples without a formal church ceremony. Archbishop Victor Lyn...
23 Dec, 2023, 07.10 PM IST
Mixed reactions emerge following Pope's decision on same-sex marriage blessingsPope Francis' decision allowing blessings for same-sex couples sparked contrasting reactions. Advocates celebrated it as a step towards LGB...
19 Dec, 2023, 05.14 PM IST
Pope Francis says priesthood exclusive to men, can’t alter traditions for womenIn a recent release, Pope Francis reaffirmed the long-standing doctrine of the Catholic Church, asserting that the ordination of women as p...
26 Oct, 2023, 08.08 PM IST
Pope Francis opens door to blessing same-sex couples in Catholic ChurchPope Francis has hinted at the possibility of the Catholic Church offering blessings to same-sex couples, stating that requests should be a...
04 Oct, 2023, 12.38 PM IST
The awkwardness of being an abstain nationIndia's abstentions in UN votes in 1950s linked to the Non-Aligned Movement that Nehru championed. NAM could be seen as a global abstention...
02 Apr, 2022, 12.48 AM IST
Lawsuit against former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis for not issuing marriage certificates and violating rights of same-sex couplesDavis Bunnings, U.S. Federal judge, ruled the lawsuit of Kim Davis violating the rights of same-sex couples by not issuing them a marriage ...
20 Mar, 2022, 08.37 PM IST
Pope Francis, in shift for Church, voices support for same-sex civil unionsThe pope, whose opposition to gay marriage remains unchanged, said in a documentary premiered at the Rome Film Festival: "These are childre...
22 Oct, 2020, 09.14 AM IST
View: A judicial wall America’s building to benefit certain sections and interestsWith Barrett, Trump has named three Supreme Court justices in four years, an unprecedented windfall for conservatives and a cause for deep ...
29 Sep, 2020, 11.56 PM IST
Kerala 'love jihad' case: The day choice was killedMy own outrage flows from my family history. My mother, a devout Hindu, ended her days as a sannyasin at the Sivanand Ashram in Rishikesh.
05 Dec, 2017, 11.04 PM IST
Pope Francis’s attempts to bring the Church in tune with the 21st century are revolutionaryMy religion has been unobtrusive and has never interfered in my daily life. Yet, i must confess 3 things about the Catholic Church have tro...
16 Oct, 2014, 12.41 PM IST
Dealing with itThe passage describes a confrontation between Jesus and the scribes and Pharisees over whether a woman, caught in an act of adultery, ought...
24 Sep, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
So what if papa did preach?In the 17th century, the Catholic doctrine — as embodied in the Vatican — believed in the stamp of approval St Aquinas had given to receive...
08 Sep, 2009, 02.11 AM IST