The Synod was established by Peter I of Russia on January 25, 1721 as a part of his church reform.

Karl devoted himself to the study of Canon law, and entered the church.

It is a value, I repeat, as the Second Vatican Council notes, for spouses, children and society.

For example, Christian ecclesiastical law forbade marriage of a girl before the age of puberty.

It is also used to distinguish between religious authority (for example Canon law) and secular authority.

The Department also opposes the intention of the Church authorities to become hierarchically subservient to the Moscow Patriarchy.

279. The representative of the State party who introduced the report emphasized that the Catholic Church apos s categorical rejection of racial discrimination was enshrined in basic documents such as the 1983 Code of Canon Law, the main legislative document of the Latin Church, and more recently, the Code of Canon Law for the Eastern Churches.

The Archdiocese did not implement its own canon law rules and did its best to avoid any application of the law of the State .

Some historians have taken Michael's participation at the church council as evidence for the idea that Michael had switched allegiance to Croatia.

Last month, the Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education Research (EILER) published a baseline study which confirmed the prevalence of child labor in mines and plantations in various parts of the country.

At the same time, since Vatican II and in tandem with the decline of close knit ethnic enclaves churchgoers no longer feel obliged to hew to the letter of canon law.

From 1024 until 1528, it was one of the Prince Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire, constituting, in addition to its ecclesiastical aspect, a civil state within the Empire.

It has been prevented from importing items necessary for performing church services (candles, incense) which, practically, brings into question the normal church activity in the areas inhabited by Orthodox Serbs.

The concept of a decentralized religious establishment is difficult for Westerners to understand, given the highly structured administrative framework of Christian churches and ecclesiastical orders.

37. Pursuant to article 4 of the Law on Churches and Congregations, every person has the right to freely choose, express and proclaim his or her religious beliefs. No one is obliged to provide information on his or her religious or church membership.

The Pussy Riot trial was, of course, a travesty of justice, with the prosecution quoting the canons of the Quinisext Council, which took place in Constantinople in 692, under Byzantine Emperor Justinian II.

The impact of Christian traditions and norms of canon law on the role of a woman in the society in the territory of Latvia is basically related to the influence of Catholicism (in Latgale) and Lutheranism (in Kurzeme and Vidzeme), which are the most widespread confessions in Latvia.

In a recently released instruction, Dignitas Personae, the Church s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith objects to IVF on several grounds, including the fact that many embryos are created in the process, and few survive.

The UU UNO facilitated a Community Needs Assessment in Arkos, Romania in cooperation with the Unitarian Universalist Partner Church Council, First UU church of Houston, and the UU Church of Arkos.

The LWV conducted a workshop at the UN Church Center on training the trainers of girls in conflict management on Thursday, March 4, 2004 as a side event at the CSW 48th Session.

However, the Holy Synod has now decided that Serbian Orthodox Church will re engage constructively on the basis of the earlier agreement, a decision that opens the way to progress on church reconstruction.