The family is born in the same way that a child is born, and the period of pregnancy with that new baby might be long or short according to the conditions and possibilities. The expected baby is ...

A depiction of the betrothal of Mary and Joseph is included in a series on the life of the Virgin at St. Teresa’s Carmelite Church on Clarendon Street, Dublin. (Credit: Paraic Maher.) Listen LEICESTER ...

We’re told that three million men, women and children were gathered at the base of the mountain, which towered above them. Thick black clouds hovered overhead, like a chupah, a wedding canopy. They ...

The problem with caili besieging rural families in China should be construed not only socially but also in economic terms for possible solutions to be worked out. Caili, or betrothal gifts, date back ...

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A man in China has sued his ex-wife for the 186,000 yuan (US$26,000) bride price he paid after she filed for divorce two months into the marriage following an abortion – a pattern she had repeated ...

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has stated that the Child Act considers any form of child betrothal as a crime. Deputy Commissioner of CHRAJ, Mercy Larbi, quoting the ...

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A draft judicial interpretation concerning "bride price" began soliciting public opinions on Monday, with the prohibition of asking for money or other possessions in the name of betrothal gifts. The ...

A video of 30-year-old Ngo Van Quang’s northern Thai Binh province family delivering their betrothal gifts to the bride’s family in wheelbarrows went almost instantly viral this week. Quang (in red ...