Christian private school students more likely to have stable marriages, US study finds
Religion Unplugged A new study finds kids who attend Christian private schools in the US are more likely to marry and stay married and less likely to have a child out of wedlock than students who attend public schools. The study by the Institute of Family Studies and the American Enterprise Institute was released on […]
Vatican: In rare cases, lay faithful can lead marriage rite
Vatican CityAP The Vatican said on Monday that in very exceptional circumstances and with special permission, lay Catholics can be allowed to perform marriage rites. In a document issued by the Holy See office for clergy, the Vatican said that could only happen if there are no priests or deacons available, the nation’s bishops sign […]
Sister of ‘honour killing’ victim urges Britain to ban child marriage
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation A British woman whose sister was murdered in a so-called honour killing after being pushed into marriage as a teenager urged the government on Wednesday to outlaw all child marriage. Britain, which has been vocal about ending child marriage in developing countries, allows 16 and 17-year-olds in England and Wales to […]
TOWELS
In my family, growing up no one had a particular towel. Whose towel? PICTURE: Anne Nygard/Unsplash You would go in for a bath, and then use one of the towels hanging on the rail. Sometimes you had to search for the driest, but the system seemed to work well. When I got married, my wife […]
LIFESTORY: FOR US IMMIGRANT FAMILIES, A SWEET WEDDING TRADITION PRESERVES A TASTE OF HOME
BILL MOTCHAN, writing for Religion News Service, looks at how food plays an important role in the lives of immigrant families in keeping links with the past…
Bangladesh rules women need not say if virgins on marriage certificates
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation Bangladesh’s top court has ruled that women need no longer declare if they are virgins on marriage certificates after a five-year legal battle by women’s rights groups trying to protect women’s privacy and potential humiliation. Marriage laws in the Muslim-majority country in South Asia had required a bride had to state […]
Britain defends low rate of forced marriage prosecutions
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation British police defended the low rate of prosecutions for forced marriage on Monday, saying they were using other tools to protect potential victims without forcing them to testify against family members. The comments came as they prepared to guard against a spike in cases over the school summer holiday in July and […]
In historic shift, Vatican to consider married priests for Amazon region
Vatican CityReuters 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. The recommendation, contained in a working document prepared by the Vatican […]
Forced marriage cases reported in Britain jump to record high
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation The number of calls to a specialist British unit tackling forced marriage leapt to a record high last year, with nearly one in five involving a child aged under 16, data released on Friday showed. The Forced Marriage Unit dealt with 1,764 cases in 2018, a jump of 47 per cent on […]
THIS LIFE: SURRENDER AND PERSPECTIVE KEYS TO BUILDING A STRONG MARRIAGE
ELISABETH CARTER shares what she’s learned about how to build a strong marriage…