New Delhi, August 2, 2020:The Supreme Court will hear on August 5 a plea of Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar seeking direction to discharge him from the nun rape case. A bench headed by Justice AS Bopanna will hear Mulakkal’s plea for dropping of rape charges against him. Mulakkal hasContinue Reading

By Matters India Reporter Kottayam, Dec 1, 2019: Sister Lucy Kalappura, who was expelled from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, has written her autobiography that recounts sexual abuses and aberrations prevalent in convents. Sister Kalappura, who has appealed to the Vatican for reconsider her expulsion, is among a few nuns whoContinue Reading

By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov 11, 2019: The trial of the nun rape case, which was scheduled to begin on November 11, has been postponed. The Additional District and Sessions Judge in Kottayam in Kottayam, Kerala, has now fixed November 30 as the date to begin the trialContinue Reading

By Matters India Reporter Palai, July 17, 2019: The Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Pala, Kerala, has posted the hearing in the controversial nun rape case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar to July 23. The hearing was postponed on July 16 following a submission by the accused’s counselContinue Reading