A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan was informed by Kerala government that two of the accused have surrendered, while two are before the court seeking anticipatory bail in the case. The Supreme Court today asked the Kerala police not to arrest two clergymen in connection with the sex scandal till July […]
Read MoreThe recent acquittal of Catholic Bishop Franco Mulakkal in the infamous nun rape case has drawn more flak than praise as it brings no hope to nuns who are sexually abused. It has left many disappointed, and the outrage is strong particularly from women’s groups as the verdict questioned the victim’s conduct; in this case, […]
Read MoreJob Mathew surrenders a day after his anticipatory bail plea was dismissed by HC A day after his anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the Kerala high Court, one of the four priests accused in a rape case has surrendered before the police on Thursday. Job Mathew surrendered at the office of Kollam DSP on […]
Read MoreChurch must be an ‘institution that supports justice for the victim’, write Indian women theologians Members of the Indian Women Theologians Forum (IWTF), the Conference of Religious India (CRI) Women’s Section, and “other individuals who are deeply concerned about the integrity and mission of the Indian Church” have written to Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, President of […]
Read MoreIndia Abroad (New York)May 24, 2002 The ongoing sex abuse controversy rocking the Catholic Church got a desi touch when Father Sleeva Raju Policetti fled to India. Chicago Archbishop Francis George has asked the priest, ordained in Hyderabad, to return to the US for questioning by the police. Policetti, assistant pastor at the St. Tarcissus […]
Read MoreSyro-Malabar bishops’ synod threatens canonical action against nuns and priests who speak to media Cardinal George Alencherry, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church addressing a session of the Jan. 7-18 bishops’ synod. (Photo provided) By Saji Thomas,Kerala | IndiaThe motley crowd of some 200 Indian Catholics clapped and cheered as they set fire to some […]
Read MoreMUMBAI, INDIA — The acquittal of Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar in the rape case filed against him by the former superior general of the diocesan congregation Missionaries of Jesus in June 2018 has shocked — not just her supporters — but many feminists and other right-thinking people in the country. Sisters in Solidarity, the group […]
Read MorePrayagraj: A case of forgery has been registered against Church of North India (CNI) Bishop Peter Baldev and 16 others for allegedly selling church property worth Rs 10,000 crore in a case that could prove to be one of the biggest church scams in the country. The case has been registered at Civil Lines police […]
Read MoreKochi: The Income Tax department has uncovered a huge financial scam under the Believers Church. In the raid carried out at the offices in Delhi and Kerala, the department seized Rs 5 cr on Thursday. According to the primary assumption of the IT department, Believers Church has received Rs 6000 cr aid from foreign countries […]
Read MoreA viral claim suggests that Rs 7,000 crore was recovered from Believers Eastern Church in Kerala during Income Tax raids. An image of bundles of currency notes on a table has been shared to support the claim. Alt News has received multiple verification requests on its WhatsApp helpline number (+91 76000 11160) and official mobile […]
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