Thiruvananthapuram: Sister Lucy Kalapura did not get upset when suddenly a senior advocate in the Kerala High Court refused her brief in a case regarding her eviction from the home congregation. She knew that she was fighting a lonely do-or-die battle. Before him, a handful of other advocates also hadContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Jul 11, 2020: The Kerala High Court has directed the police to provide protection to the life and property of Sister Lucy Kalappura, a nun expelled by the Franciscan Clarist Congregation for allegedly violating religious vows. In her petition to the top court in Kerala,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mananthavady, Dec 19, 2019: A court in Kerala on December 19 allowed a Catholic nun dismissed from her congregation to remain at her convent. The Mananthavady Munsiff Court that heard the petition from Sister Lucy Kalappura gave an injunction to her ouster from the convent andContinue Reading
Karakkamala, Dec. 8, 2019: Hundreds of people took out a torchlight protest against Sister Lucy Kalappura, who has announced the release of her memoir on December 10. The autobiography of the nun, who was expelled from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation for the violation of her vows, reportedly contains accounts ofContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 28, 2019: A secretariat march organized by the Joint Christian Council in the Kerala state capital to press for a Church act drew a massive crowd. The march on November 28 was held under the aegis of the ecumenical All Kerala Church Act Action Council (AKCAAC) that hasContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Karakkamala, October 28, 2019: Sister Lucy Kalappura, who was expelled from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC), wants to appeal in person against her dismissal before the Pope and the Church’s highest tribunal. In her letter to Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Pontifical Congregation for theContinue Reading
Kochi, Oct 18, 2019: The Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC) has asked its expelled member Sister Lucy Kalappura to withdraw police cases against fellow nuns and apologize or face legal action. In her letter dated October 15, FCC superior general Sister Ann Joseph threatened to sue Sister Kalappura if she didContinue Reading
By Saji Thomas Mananthavady, September 6, 2019: The Franciscan Clarist Congregation, a 130-year-old indigenous congregation in India, a month ago dismissed Sr. Lucy Kalappura, a member, for violating the vows of poverty and obedience. It gave her 10 days to appeal to the Vatican against the order, which she did.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, August 28, 2019: The Syro-Malabar Synod, the Oriental Catholic Church’s apex body, has justified the dismissal of a nun by the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, and deplored what it says is the interference of outside forces in the internal affairs of a religious congregation. The synodContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mananthavady, August 20, 2019: Certain sections of the media are spreading misunderstanding about the disciplinary actions taken against Sister Lucy Kalappura, alleges the Franciscan Clarist Congregation. “The media should refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of the congregation that spreads misunderstanding and creates unrest inContinue Reading
