1. His Holiness the Pope spoke about the importance of what ought to be included in the engagement report, and the prohibition on reserving the church for an Engagement or Marriage without a formal permi...

The Holy Synod requested that the dioceses that practise medical examination on those who are intending to marry, are to present their experiences in this topic to the Holy Synod and the forthcoming s...

Agreement has been reached in the relation to the following points:

1. Copies of the certificate of absence of marital encumbrances are not accepted; only originals. Also, it is not considered an official...

The fiancé's age difference must not exceed her fiancée by more than 15 years, and the fiancée's age must not exceed more than two years, and in the event that the difference exceeds this limit, the m...

The Holy Synod discussed the recommendation of the Diocesans Affairs Committee regarding the importance of conducting a medical examination of the two fiancées before marriage to avoid problems that m...

Concerning the pre-marital medical examination, it was decided it was important to prevent unfortunate or insulting disclosures of shame because of bitter complaints.

Regarding the medical examination before marriage:

It was decided that the topic of conducting pre-marital medical examinations should be examined by a committee formed for this purpose by the Diocesan...