Posts Tagged ‘Couples’

Call to stop couple separation in residential aged care

Friday, June 24th, 2016

A new study has highlighted concerns about the sexual and relationship rights of people living in Australian residential aged care. Research from the University of New England showed many couples in such facilities are unable to have normal sexual relationships. This is because of systematic and illegal breaches of their privacy, the study stated. The Read more

239 Catholic couples wed at one nuptial Mass

Tuesday, June 21st, 2016

More than 200 Catholic couples were married in a huge tent in a nuptial Mass in Indonesia. The event, involving 239 couples and several priests, took place on the property of St Filomena Church in Mena. The main reason for the combined wedding was the desire to assist the issuing of marriage certificates by the state. This Read more

Straight and gay couples invited to Lourdes

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

Couples, married or not, heterosexual or homosexual, were invited to spend Valentine’s Day in Lourdes. According to an AFP report, a flyer was put out by Tarbes et Lourdes diocese touting a “couples weekend”. “Come to Lourdes to say I love you,” the flyer stated. It featured the silhouettes of a man and a woman Read more