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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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Tagged bishop, canon law, Catholic, diocesan right, pontifical right, sisters
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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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Tagged campus ministry, canon law, canonical form, Catholic, marriage
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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
Can Catholics be Prohibited from Marrying in Lent and Advent?
Q: I am engaged to a non-Catholic. We want to have the wedding in December, during the Advent season. December is the only time when all my relatives are around due to the school holiday… My parish priest rejected my … Continue reading