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India's First Tribal Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo Dies at 84
He was suffering from old age-related ailments and was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday. He died at the medical establishment on Wednesday afternoon.
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Pope Francis Updates Canon Law To Address Paedophilia By Priests
Pope Francis updated the Catholic Church's criminal code Tuesday, adding directives on punishing sexual abuse crimes of minors by priests that have long been sought by activists against paedophilia.
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Divorce Granted By Church Court Can't Override Law, Says Supreme Court
Divorce granted by ecclesiastical tribunal under Christian personal law are not valid as it cannot override the law, the Supreme Court said today as it rejected a PIL that sought according legal sanction to such separations granted by the Church Court.
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Action Against Priest Accused of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl, Kerala Church Awaits Directions From Vatican
Roman Catholic Church in Kerala is waiting for "directions" from the Vatican after taking initial action against a priest based on Canon law for allegedly raping a teenaged girl earlier this year.
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Pope Sacked Church Official for Selling Annulments
Pope Francis revealed today that he had sacked a church court official who had been caught offering to facilitate marriage annulments for cash.
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India's First Tribal Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo Dies at 84
He was suffering from old age-related ailments and was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday. He died at the medical establishment on Wednesday afternoon.
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Pope Francis Updates Canon Law To Address Paedophilia By Priests
Pope Francis updated the Catholic Church's criminal code Tuesday, adding directives on punishing sexual abuse crimes of minors by priests that have long been sought by activists against paedophilia.
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Divorce Granted By Church Court Can't Override Law, Says Supreme Court
Divorce granted by ecclesiastical tribunal under Christian personal law are not valid as it cannot override the law, the Supreme Court said today as it rejected a PIL that sought according legal sanction to such separations granted by the Church Court.
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Action Against Priest Accused of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl, Kerala Church Awaits Directions From Vatican
Roman Catholic Church in Kerala is waiting for "directions" from the Vatican after taking initial action against a priest based on Canon law for allegedly raping a teenaged girl earlier this year.
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Pope Sacked Church Official for Selling Annulments
Pope Francis revealed today that he had sacked a church court official who had been caught offering to facilitate marriage annulments for cash.
