Nuns hold placards during a protest demanding justice after an alleged sexual assault of a nun by a bishop in Kochi, in the southern state of Kerala, India, Sept. 13, 2018. The placards read in Malayalam, “Why is the government silent?”, “Police, do justice” and “Our lives are threatened.” REUTERS/Sivaram V (SIVARAM V/Reuters) NEW DELHI […]
Read MoreOne of the Catholic Church’s most senior cardinals has admitted that he could have better handled sexual abuse allegations that were brought to him. Oswald Gracias, the Archbishop of Mumbai is one of four men organising a major Vatican conference on child abuse this week. We found two separate cases where the cardinal, who is […]
Read MoreThe few nuns who have spoken out receive hate mail. But they insist they are not out to harm the church KURAVILANGAD, India — The stories spill out in the sitting rooms of Catholic convents, where portraits of Jesus keep watch and fans spin quietly overhead. They spill out in church meeting halls bathed in […]
Read MoreThe narrow lane that leads to what may be India’s most infamous convent winds past spindly coconut palms and fat banana leaves flapping in the breeze. Tropical bird calls break through the muffled drone of female voices praying inside a house with pink stucco columns. The bucolic setting, in the jungle of India’s southwestern Kerala […]
Read MoreMany in the church want a strict code of conduct for priest and nuns. And reformists blame insiders for the rot and say they are planning to send a letter to the Vatican City, seeking stringent steps. A string of sexual assault allegations involving clergymen is turning out to be a major embarrassment for the […]
Read MoreSweeping such a critical issue under the carpet in the name of secularism is something no responsible Government can afford to do. In April 2021, Sister Mebil a nun living at the St Joseph’s Convent in Kottayam District, Kerala, was found dead in a well at the convent. A note was found where she described ‘physical difficulties’ […]
Read MoreThe head of the universal Church is accused of covering charges of harassment against a high-ranking US Church prelate. According to Card. Gracias, “the testimonies present many gaps”. Then he adds: “We are grateful that Pope Francis has chosen not to answer”. Mumbai (AsiaNews) – “The Church in Asia firmly supports the Holy Father. As […]
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By not owning up to the moral decay within the church hierarchy, the church seeks to crucify Christ all over again In one of his interviews, Pope Francis is heard joking about how egocentric Argentians are: “Do you know how an Argentinian kills himself? By climbing over his own ego and jumping!” And that aptly […]
Read MoreRaju Kokken, a vicar at Saint Paul’s Church, was on the run, was arrested from Tamil Nadu on Sunday. Raju Kokken, a 40-year-old Catholic priest at Saint Paul’s Church in Thaikkattussery in Thrissur in Kerala, who was on the run since parents of a nine-year-old girl accused him of allegedly raping their daughter on April […]
Read MoreIt is alleged that the Kerala priest had invited the mother of two to the church. He believed this to be a safe place for his free will. Kattappana: A Kerala priest from Idukki district was found in a compromising position with a lady. This incident happened at a Catholic church at Vellayamkudi of Kattappana. The […]
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