Korean archdiocese plans contest to revitalize church music ucanews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ucanews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
06/10/2021 at 11:13 PM Posted by Kevin Edward White
By Steven Spearie, State Journal-Register, June 10, 2021
All Roman Catholics across the Springfield diocese are obligated to attend Mass in person on Sundays and holy days of obligation starting this weekend, said Bishop Thomas John Paprocki.
Paprocki’s decision comes as Illinois Friday moves into Phase 5, the final step of the Restore Illinois plan.
“A dispensation by its very nature is to cease when the reason for the dispensation ceases,” Bishop Paprocki noted in his column in the Catholic Times, the diocese’s newspaper. “It is good that our churches can again be opened to full capacity. In fact, we have already seen increasing numbers in our churches over the past couple months, as the public health threat has receded.
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South Korean Church opposes legal recognition of cohabitation
Catholics are concerned the move will undermine the value of the family and weaken society
Updated: May 11, 2021 10:08 AM GMT
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More young South Koreans are turning their back on marriage. (Photo supplied)
The South Korean government’s plan for institutional support for families, including out-of-wedlock unions and children, has been hailed as a positive move, but it has triggered concerns from pro-family groups including the Church over legal recognition of cohabitation.
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family unveiled its fourth Basic Plan for Healthy Families (2021-25) on April 27 “in the direction of strengthening diversity, universality and gender equality” and announced that it will be the basis of the government’s family policy for the next five years.