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Church leaders praise Pakistan amendment raising legal age for marriage of Christians

July 22, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Staff, Jul 22, 2024 / 12:37 pm (CNA).
Pakistan’s National Assembly unanimously approved the raising of the minimum legal age for marriage to 18 earlier this month, amending a 19th-century law al… […]

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Indian priest jailed under ‘anti-conversion’ laws is released

December 22, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Louis Mascarenhas of Allahabad greets Father Babu Francis at the gate of Naini jail in Prayagraj district with a bouquet of flowers. / Credit: Diocese of Allahabad

Bangalore, India, Dec 22, 2023 / 16:36 pm (CNA).
A Catholic priest who wa… […]

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Report declares treatment of Christian minority women and girls a ‘human rights catastrophe’

November 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

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London, England, Nov 24, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
A report issued on Wednesday declared the treatment of Christian minority women and gi… […]

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Legal group highlights forced marriages, conversions on International Women’s Day

March 8, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

CNA Staff, Mar 8, 2021 / 04:23 pm (CNA).- A Christian group marked International Women’s Day 2021 by highlighting forced marriages and conversions – an ongoing problem for millions of girls in the developing world.Maira Shabaz, a 14-year-old Christian … […]

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