The Archbishop of Adelaide has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment after his conviction in May of failing to report allegations of child sexual abuse. Archbishop Philip Wilson will likely serve the sentence under house arrest, and a judge is likely to confirm this arrangement at a hearing on AugustContinue Reading
Kottayam: The investigation team probing the alleged sexual abuse of a nun by a Catholic bishop will be summoning bishop Franco Mulakkal of the Jalandhar diocese to Kerala for interrogation. The bishop will be served notice in this regard this soon. The decision came after the police team confirmed that as per the visitors’ book in the convent,Continue Reading
The Dalai Lama on his arrival at Leh on July 3 endorsed the decision of the Himalayan Buddhist communities to convert the monasteries into learning centers and said bringing change in “our” monastic system was necessary for the democratic system. Speaking to a gathering of Rinpoches, monks, nuns and otherContinue Reading
The hearing was adjourned to July 9Continue Reading
Kutupalong — UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he heard “unimaginable” accounts of atrocities during a visit to Bangladesh’s refugee camps and called for Myanmar to be held responsible for “crimes” against the Rohingya. Guterres described the situation for the persecuted Muslim minority as “a humanitarian and human rights nightmare”Continue Reading
“Prem Bhai preached forgiveness and understanding to everyoneContinue Reading
The bishop-elect is currently a professor at the Pontifical Urbanian University in RomeContinue Reading
There are growing concerns over media censorship and violence against journalists in Pakistan as the country prepares to hold general elections later this month. The Committee to Protect Journalists, a US-based advocacy group, urged Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Nasir-ul-Mulk to take swift measures to ensure press freedom and an openContinue Reading
In Guwahati, senior high court advocate Kamal Nayan Choudhury is challenging the legality of the deadline of March 25, 1971 as the cut-off date for detecting and deporting the aliens of East Pakistan- or Bangladesh-origin in the Supreme Court. Choudhary has a rather interesting line of argument. He says thatContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Citing the alleged sexual abuse of a married woman by five priests, women members of a Kerala-based outfit on July 1, sought reform of the centuries-old method of sacrament of confession, saying nuns should also be allowed to perform the penance for women. Representatives of the Kerala Church ActContinue Reading
