By Matters India Reporter Kochi: The Kerala High Court has fixed October 3 to deliver its decision on the bail plea of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, arrested on charges of raping a Catholic nun. Justice V. Raja Vijayaraghavan on September 27 heard the arguments of the defense and the prosecution inContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden I was sad when told about the orders against Sr. Lucy Kalappurackal by the parish priest and the superiors of her congregation. The member of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation had participated in a protest to show solidarity with five nuns of the Missionaries of Jesus demanding justice.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jalandhar: Native Catholics of the northern Indian state of Punjab have demanded a Dalit as their next bishop. “We demand a spiritual, well educated, cooperative and energetic Dalit bishop installed in Jalandhar diocese,” Roshan Joseph, the spokesperson of the Catholics of Punjab, told Matters India onContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi: The Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council on September 24 expressed regret over a court remanding a prelate to police custody for 14 days in an alleged rape case. “A series of events which took place of late have become a matter of great pain for theContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: The sister of the Kerala nun, who accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of rape, has alleged threats against their family. The nun’s sister has sent a petition to the Kerala director general of police, Kottayam superintendent of police and Kalady circle inspector, alleging that she and her family have receivedContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Failure to contemplate on the sacredness of God’s call and mission by the consecrated men and women and those in leadership is the cause for the increasing scandals and stagnancy in the Church. A vast majority of them have drifted away from the way of Christ. TheContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam: A police team in Kerala investigating the alleged rape of a nun by a bishop plans to seek permission to conduct a polygraph test on the accused prelate. A court on September 22 sent Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar to police custody for two days.Continue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil When BJP conquered the North Eastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya in the assembly elections, I had written an article in the Indian Currents in March this year under the title, “Reinvent or Become Irrelevant.” After watching on TV the humiliating scenes after the arrest ofContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: It was a historic protest with a difference. There was less sloganeering and no stone throwing. Protesters sang and danced and listened to each other. Amid them were five members of the Missionaries of Jesus congregation who undertook a sit-in for 14 days at VanchiContinue Reading
Kochi: Bishop Franco Mulakkal was grilled for more than eight hours on September 20 by Kerala police over allegations of rape and unnatural sex leveled by a nun. He will be questioned for the third straight day on September 21 . “We had decided to complete the interrogation today. ButContinue Reading