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STRONGER PENAL LAW AFTER CHURCH ABUSE SCANDAL
A Press Conference in the Holy See Press Office highlights the changes made to Book VI of the Code of Canon Law. Changes made to Book VI...
Jun 2, 20214 min read


POPE REFORMS PENAL SANCTIONS IN THE CHURCH: Mercy requires correction
With the Apostolic Constitution “Pascite Gregem Dei,” Pope Francis reforms Book VI of the Code of Canon Law, continuing a revision begun...
Jun 2, 20213 min read


BISHOP ARRIETA: How Book VI of Canon Law has changed
The Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts presents the Apostolic Constitution "Pascite gregem Dei". He explains that...
Jun 2, 20212 min read


BISHOP AND PASTOR TO BE A FATHER DURING THIS PANDEMIC
The Canon Law Society of Malaysia - Singapore - Brunei held their virtual gathering on 25 & 26 May 2021. Rev. Fr. Dr. I Made Markus Suma,...
Jun 1, 20211 min read


POPE FRANCIS RE-NAMES CARDINAL BURKE TO VATICAN'S HIGHEST COURT
Saturday the Vatican announced Pope Francis’ appointment of Cardinal Raymond Burke as a member of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic...
Jun 1, 20211 min read


POPE APPOINTS LEADERSHIP AT CONGREGATION FOR DIVINE WORSHIP
Pope Francis appoints Archbishop Arthur Roche as the new Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, and Archbishop Vittorio...
May 28, 20211 min read


GENERAL PRINCIPLES ABOUT IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE
What are the impediments / obstacles to a marriage? Canon 1073 A diriment impediment renders a person incapable of validly contracting a...
May 7, 20211 min read


MARRIAGE & CANON LAW
This presentation is a sharing of the discussion on Marriage in the Catholic Church and Canon Law. Download the slides to know more.
May 4, 20211 min read


CARDINAL LADARIA: Pastoral Care, Church Law are not in conflict in Marriage Cases
The prefect of the Vatican’s doctrinal office stressed on Tuesday that in marriage annulment or dissolution cases, the Church’s...
Apr 29, 20215 min read


CLERGY & ASSOCIATION
by Rev. Fr. Dominic Santhiyagu, J.C.L. dated 13 January 2021 Question Can a Diocesan priest be a founder of an association which is...
Jan 21, 20211 min read


POPE FRANCIS: Ministries of Lector and Acolyte to be open to women
Pope Francis changes the Code of Canon Law to institutionalize what is already allowed in practice: the access of lay women to the...
Jan 14, 20213 min read


CANON LAW SOCIETY OF MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE-BRUNEI (JOURNAL 2019)
This journal is a product of the Canon Law Society of Malaysia- Singapore- Brunei 2019 gathering held in Malacca-Johore Diocese. It...
Dec 7, 20201 min read
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