By Jose Kavi New Delhi, June 11, 2022: Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, apostolic nuncio to India and Nepal, on June 11 said the Vatican has accepted the Indian court decision about Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar. The nuncio, who was on a two-day pastoral visit to Jalandhar, said this June 11Continue Reading
By Dr Laura Vaz Mumbai, Feb 12, 2022: Recently the country, especially the Catholic community, was shaken by the news that Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar who was accused of raping a nun several times, was acquitted by a trial court in Kottayam, Kerala. Many felt outraged by this verdictContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Feb 6, 2022: The Sisters in Solidarity, a national forum of Catholic women in India, on February 6 demanded “absolute transparency and accountability” in the way the Church handles sex abuse cases. The group, comprising religious and lay women, stresses revising canon law and theContinue Reading
By Saji Thomas Kottayam, Jan 30, 22: The recent acquittal of a Catholic bishop in the historic nun rape case is seen as a litmus test of the Indian Catholic Church’s efforts to end clergy abuse. The supporters of the acquitted prelate, Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar, hail the verdict asContinue Reading
Bu chhotebhai Kanpur, Jan 25, 2022: When our kids were quite small they regaled visitors to our home with this story. “There were three friends named Somebody, Nobody and Mad. One day Somebody killed Nobody so Mad went to the police station and blurted out that Somebody had killed Nobody.Continue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Jan 23, 2022: The Delhi chapter of the Indian Christian Women’s Movement (ICWM) has demanded immediate reinstatement of the rape survivor nun in her congregation. The movement, representing women from various Christian denominations across the country, on January 22 met Archbishop Anil J Couto ofContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Jan 21, 2022: The head of India’s more than 125,000 Catholic religious has urged Cardinal Oswald Gracias to reach out to the survivor nun and her supporters in the recently concluded rape case. “While these are issues that require lengthy discussions and procedure, we wouldContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 20, 2022: Support and sympathy for a Catholic nun continue to pour in even a week after a court in Kerala dismissed her case against a bishop. Additional District and Sessions Court Judge G. Gopakumar on January 14 acquitted Bishop Franco Mulakkal ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam, Jan 14, 2022: A court in Kerala on January 14 acquitted Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar in the nun rape case. Judge G Gopakumar of the Additional Sessions District Court said the bishop has been let free for want of evidence. Bishop Mulakkal left theContinue Reading
By Saji Thomas Kochi, Nov 24, 2021: After rigorous public charges of foul play and sabotage, Kerala’s High Court in Kochi Nov. 20 overruled a move to transfer the trial judge from the high-profile case against a bishop in the alleged rapes of a nun. Critics said the transfer ofContinue Reading