The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:13:43 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb New marriage law must include conscience clauses, Australian archbishop says /home/international/item/26367-new-marriage-law-must-include-conscience-clauses-australian-archbishop-says /home/international/item/26367-new-marriage-law-must-include-conscience-clauses-australian-archbishop-says CANBERRA, Australia – After a majority of Australians indicated they favored same-sex marriage, Australia's bishops said legislators must ensure that any new law on marriage includes protection for religious freedom.]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 16 Nov 2017 09:04:16 -0500 Edmonton coupleöÏÓãÊÓƵapp adoption bid rejected because of religious beliefs, suit claims /item/26350-edmonton-couples-adoption-bid-rejected-because-of-religious-beliefs-suit-claims /item/26350-edmonton-couples-adoption-bid-rejected-because-of-religious-beliefs-suit-claims A Christian couple in Edmonton has filed a lawsuit against Alberta Child and Family öÏÓãÊÓƵapp claiming the agency denied their application to adopt due to their religious beliefs about marriage and sexuality. 
]]> jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Canada Mon, 13 Nov 2017 10:14:04 -0500 Social conservatives divided on Tories nixing traditional marriage policy /item/22434-social-conservatives-divided-on-tories-nixing-traditional-marriage-policy /item/22434-social-conservatives-divided-on-tories-nixing-traditional-marriage-policy

OTTAWA – At their recent policy convention held May 26-28 in Vancouver, the Conservative Party removed the traditional definition of marriage from its official policy, leaving social conservatives divided.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Thu, 02 Jun 2016 14:30:00 -0400 West African bishops urge Catholics to defend traditional marriage, family /home/international/item/21861-west-african-bishops-urge-catholics-to-defend-traditional-marriage-family /home/international/item/21861-west-african-bishops-urge-catholics-to-defend-traditional-marriage-family

ACCRA, Ghana - The bishops of the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa called on Catholics to defend traditional marriage and the family as they met in the Ghanaian capital.

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