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Why Can a Parish Priest Annul This Marriage?
Q: My daughter stopped practicing her faith when she left home, and was married in a civil ceremony to a non-Catholic man. The mayor of their city married them. After a few years, the marriage ended in divorce, no children. … Continue reading
Canon Law and a Convent of Rebellious Sisters
Q: Several decades ago a convent of a new order of sisters was founded in our diocese. They help us parish priests by teaching the children and also by catechizing the adults. But in recent years they have gone out … Continue reading
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Why Would a Wedding in Our College Chapel be Invalid?
Q: My girlfriend and I decided to get married next year. She wants to have the wedding in the chapel at the Catholic college where we both studied. She already talked to the chaplain in the Campus Ministry Office, and he … Continue reading
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Can Catholics Marry in Any Parish Church They Want?
Q: My fiancé and I just decided to get married. The city where we both live is very far from both of our home-towns and our relatives, but we’ll be having the wedding here in our parish, which is also … Continue reading
Canon Law and Marriage Records
Q: My wife and I have been married for eight years. We were married in her parish church at that time, but we now live in the same parish where my family lived when I was born, and where I … Continue reading