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UK Priest Who Married Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Steps Down Over Child Abuse Scandal
Justin Welby, who officiated at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding and led King Charles III's coronation, has faced mounting calls to step down.
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"Nothing Sexual": 63-Year-Old Ghana Priest Defends Marrying 12-Year-Old Girl
The spokesperson of priest Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII said the girl is not expected to fulfil marital duties until she reaches the legal age of consent, which is 16 in Ghana.
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Controversy Erupts As 63-Year-Old Priest Marries 12-Year-Old Girl In Ghana
Police say they have identified and tracked down the girl and she is now under their protection, along with her mother.
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Telangana Priest Murders Woman, Dumps Body In Manhole: Police
Police have arrested a 36-year-old temple priest, Sai Krishna, for allegedly killing his paramour, Kuruganti Apsara, by bludgeoning her with a stone. The incident occurred after Apsara put pressure on Krishna to marry her, despite knowing that he was
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Hyderabad Priest Beats Woman To Death, Dumps Body In Manhole: Cops
A 36-year-old temple priest was on Friday arrested for allegedly bludgeoning his paramour to death with a stone after she pressured him to marry her, police said.
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75-Year-Old UP Priest Jailed For Life For Killing Woman He Had Affair With
A local court here sentenced a 75-year-old temple priest to life imprisonment for killing a married woman with whom he had an alleged illicit affair.
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A Pune Couple's "Blockchain Wedding" With NFT Vows, Digital Priest
Anil Narasipuram and Shruti Nair got married in a wedding like no other. They immortalised their union using blockchain technology
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Of Rape Survivor To Marry Her Assaulter
The Supreme Court Monday dismissed the plea of a rape survivor from Kottiyoor, Kerala, who moved the Supreme Court seeking permission to marry her assaulter - a defrocked priest who is now undergoing 20 years imprisonment.
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Tamil Nadu Dalit MLA, 36, Marries 19-Year-Old Daughter Of Temple Priest, Stirs Row
The marriage of a 36-year-old Dalit MLA to a 19-year-old student has triggered a row in Tamil Nadu after the bride's father - a temple priest - accused the MLA, a member of the ruling AIADMK, of entrapping his daughter
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Kerala Ex-Priest Jailed For Raping Minor Moves Court To Marry Survivor
Former Catholic priest convicted for raping a minor, Robin Vadakkumchery, has moved an application before the Kerala High Court for bail and temporary suspension of his sentence for two months so he can marry the survivor, who is now a 20-year-old woman studying in another state.
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16-Year-Old Girl Married To 23-Year-Old In Telangana
A 16-year-old girl in Telangana was married to a 23-year-old man on June 1, prompting child rights activists to demand penal action against the priest, the bride and groom's parents and the groom.
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Murder Convict Serving Life Sentence Marries Inside Punjab Jail
A high-security jail in Punjab witnessed the wedding of a murder convict with his finance on Wednesday. Authorities at Nabha maximum security jail also arranged a priest to solemnise the wedding of Mandeep Singh, who is serving a life sentence in a double murder case. This is the first time a marriage ceremony was organised inside the high security...
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Amarinder Singh Tweets Imran Khan On Sikh Teen's Alleged Abduction In Pak
Jagjit Kaur, 19, is the daughter of Bhagwan Singh, a "granthi" (priest) of Pakistani Gurdwara. Her family alleges that she was converted to Islam at gunpoint and made to marry a Muslim man in Lahore's Nankana Sahib.
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In Historic Shift, Vatican To Consider Married Priests For Amazon Region
A Vatican document on Monday said the Church should consider ordaining older married men as priests in remote areas of the Amazon, a historic shift which some say could pave the way for their use in other areas where clergy are scarce.
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Celibacy Not Optional For Priests, Says Pope But Talks Of Exceptions
Pope Francis said Monday celibacy for priests was a "gift to the Church" and not "optional", nixing the prospect of married men being ordained.
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UK Priest Who Married Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Steps Down Over Child Abuse Scandal
Justin Welby, who officiated at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding and led King Charles III's coronation, has faced mounting calls to step down.
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"Nothing Sexual": 63-Year-Old Ghana Priest Defends Marrying 12-Year-Old Girl
The spokesperson of priest Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII said the girl is not expected to fulfil marital duties until she reaches the legal age of consent, which is 16 in Ghana.
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Controversy Erupts As 63-Year-Old Priest Marries 12-Year-Old Girl In Ghana
Police say they have identified and tracked down the girl and she is now under their protection, along with her mother.
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Telangana Priest Murders Woman, Dumps Body In Manhole: Police
Police have arrested a 36-year-old temple priest, Sai Krishna, for allegedly killing his paramour, Kuruganti Apsara, by bludgeoning her with a stone. The incident occurred after Apsara put pressure on Krishna to marry her, despite knowing that he was
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Hyderabad Priest Beats Woman To Death, Dumps Body In Manhole: Cops
A 36-year-old temple priest was on Friday arrested for allegedly bludgeoning his paramour to death with a stone after she pressured him to marry her, police said.
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75-Year-Old UP Priest Jailed For Life For Killing Woman He Had Affair With
A local court here sentenced a 75-year-old temple priest to life imprisonment for killing a married woman with whom he had an alleged illicit affair.
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A Pune Couple's "Blockchain Wedding" With NFT Vows, Digital Priest
Anil Narasipuram and Shruti Nair got married in a wedding like no other. They immortalised their union using blockchain technology
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Of Rape Survivor To Marry Her Assaulter
The Supreme Court Monday dismissed the plea of a rape survivor from Kottiyoor, Kerala, who moved the Supreme Court seeking permission to marry her assaulter - a defrocked priest who is now undergoing 20 years imprisonment.
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Tamil Nadu Dalit MLA, 36, Marries 19-Year-Old Daughter Of Temple Priest, Stirs Row
The marriage of a 36-year-old Dalit MLA to a 19-year-old student has triggered a row in Tamil Nadu after the bride's father - a temple priest - accused the MLA, a member of the ruling AIADMK, of entrapping his daughter
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Kerala Ex-Priest Jailed For Raping Minor Moves Court To Marry Survivor
Former Catholic priest convicted for raping a minor, Robin Vadakkumchery, has moved an application before the Kerala High Court for bail and temporary suspension of his sentence for two months so he can marry the survivor, who is now a 20-year-old woman studying in another state.
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16-Year-Old Girl Married To 23-Year-Old In Telangana
A 16-year-old girl in Telangana was married to a 23-year-old man on June 1, prompting child rights activists to demand penal action against the priest, the bride and groom's parents and the groom.
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Murder Convict Serving Life Sentence Marries Inside Punjab Jail
A high-security jail in Punjab witnessed the wedding of a murder convict with his finance on Wednesday. Authorities at Nabha maximum security jail also arranged a priest to solemnise the wedding of Mandeep Singh, who is serving a life sentence in a double murder case. This is the first time a marriage ceremony was organised inside the high security...
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Amarinder Singh Tweets Imran Khan On Sikh Teen's Alleged Abduction In Pak
Jagjit Kaur, 19, is the daughter of Bhagwan Singh, a "granthi" (priest) of Pakistani Gurdwara. Her family alleges that she was converted to Islam at gunpoint and made to marry a Muslim man in Lahore's Nankana Sahib.
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In Historic Shift, Vatican To Consider Married Priests For Amazon Region
A Vatican document on Monday said the Church should consider ordaining older married men as priests in remote areas of the Amazon, a historic shift which some say could pave the way for their use in other areas where clergy are scarce.
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Celibacy Not Optional For Priests, Says Pope But Talks Of Exceptions
Pope Francis said Monday celibacy for priests was a "gift to the Church" and not "optional", nixing the prospect of married men being ordained.
