Knanaya priest denies permission, couple garlands before closed church

A Catholic couple exchanged marriage vows and garlanded each other in front of a closed church after the groom’s priest defied a court order and refused to issue a mandatory certificate. Had the Kottayam Knanaya archdiocese granted Justin John permission to marry Vijimol Shaji, he would have become the first member of the endogamous and closed community to retain his church membership after marrying outside the sect.

Spanish bishops speak out after leaks of their meeting with Leo XIV

The executive committee of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, (CEE, by its Spanish acronym) meeting in Madrid this week, issued an official statement regarding the leaks

Thousands convene in Assisi to pray before bones of St. Francis on first day of historic viewing

Hundreds of pilgrims lined up before dawn on Sunday to be among the first to pray before the exposed relics of St. Francis in his

Tex-Mex border bishops say ‘Our role is to be pastors’

A group of bishops from the Texas-Mexico border region, informally known as the “Tex-Mex bishops” met in El Paso, Texas on Friday to discuss immigration

Ukraine four years on: ‘It is a living paschal story’

Four years ago on February 24, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine-scaling up on an already intense conflict that had begun eight years prior.

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