Mumbai citizens rally behind Kerala survivor nun
2018-09-15
The groups also condemned the police laxity in probing the caseContinue Reading
Church scandals dampen religious vocations
2018-09-15
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: Attacks on Catholic religious women from within the community and outside seem to dissuade young women from dedicating their lives to serve God and society. “The consequences of these scandals will be far-reaching. Already the vocations to convents are falling in Kerala; convent will startContinue Reading
Bombay archdiocese wants Bishop Mulakkal to step down
2018-09-14
Mumbai: The office of the Archbishop of Bombay has asked Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar to step down to help unfold an inquiry against him. It says the reputation of the Church, not just in Kerala but all over the country, is at stake and stepping down would be theContinue Reading
37% of women dying of suicide are Indians
2018-09-12
New Delhi: Suicide is the leading cause of death in the 15-39 years age group in India. Thirty-seven per cent of such deaths among women globally occur in India, and the suicide rate among the elderly has increased over the past quarter century. The data was released on Wednesday byContinue Reading
Indian artists step forward to raise funds for Kerala relief work
2018-09-12
An exhibition and sale of artworks will take place at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) here from September 21-23 in a step forward by the Indian art fraternity to raise funds for flood-ravaged Kerala. Titled “Art for Kerala Flood Disaster 2018”, the 3-day exhibition and sale will seeContinue Reading
Rape accused bishop claims conspiracy against Church
2018-09-11
Jalandhar: Weeks after accusing a Roman Catholic Bishop of raping her, a nun has sought urgent intervention of the Vatican for justice and demanded his removal as the head of the Jalandhar diocese, questioning why the Church was “closing its eyes to the truth” when she mustered courage to makeContinue Reading
51 killed as Telangana RTC bus falls into gorge in Kondagattu
2018-09-11
Hyderabad: Fifty-one people, including several women and children, were killed, and many suffered injuries on Tuesday morning when a Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) bus plunged into a gorge on the Kondagattu ghat road in Jagtial district. Earlier reports said 40 people were killed. The death toll rose toContinue Reading
Relief works retrieve Church’s glory, says magazine
2018-09-11
It lambastes palatial church buildings and pompous feast celebrationsContinue Reading
NCW summons MLA for abusive language against Kerala nun
2018-09-11
Thiruvananthapuram: The National Commission for Women issued summons to independent lawmaker P.C.George for his disagreeable comments against a Kerala nun who accused Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal of raping her. The loose-lipped Poonjar MLA in a recent press conference referred to the complainant as a ‘prostitute.’ Following this, the National CommissionContinue Reading
‘Self-inflicted injury marks, Kerala nun died due to drowning’: Post-mortem report
2018-09-10
Thiruvananthapuram: The 55-year-old nun who was found dead inside the well of a convent in Kollam district of Kerala died due to drowning, the post-mortem report stated Monday. There were no other injury marks on the body of Sister Susan, an inmate of Mount Tabor Dayara Convent at Pathanapuram, exceptContinue Reading