Kerala Church

	Foe-turned-friend: Proposal for tiger culling brings ecologist Gadgil closer to Kerala Church The Catholic church, which had held protests and burned Madhav Gadgil’s effigy across Kerala in 2013, now hails him for his support and proposal to cull tigers that stray into human habitations. published on : 21st January 2023
	Priest found hanging inside church auditorium in Kerala A priest of Kalath St Paul's church here was found hanging inside its auditorium on Tuesday, police said. published on : 31st May 2022
	Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal trashes Kerala nun's rape allegations against him; says open for probe Terming the allegations against him as "serious", the bishop said only three persons knew the truth. published on : 11th September 2018
	Kerala church rape case: Nun writes letter to Vatican against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, seeks justice In the September 8 letter, she alleged that the Bishop and his associates were luring people to take a stand supportive of them by assuring them properties and other forms of wealth. published on : 11th September 2018
	Kerala Church sex scandal: Probe team to record Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal's statement this week The team has already recorded the statements of around 70 persons and collected various documents and digital evidence so far. published on : 7th August 2018
	Petition in HC seeks speedy probe into rape charge against Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal A nun had accused Mulakkal of raping her and having unnatural sex multiple times at a small town near Kottayam between 2014 and 2016. published on : 3rd August 2018
	Union Minister Alphons Kannanthanam asks PM Modi to reject NCW recommendations to ban confessions in churches Alphons, a Christian, said interfering in religious beliefs is not the policy of the Modi government. published on : 29th July 2018
	Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal case: Leaked phone talk reveals Cardinal George Alencherry knew nun’s plight Cardinal Alencherry had earlier maintained he was unaware of the rape complaint against the Bishop and the nun had only told him about some issues in her diocese. published on : 20th July 2018
	Priests, laity of Roman Catholic Church to seek removal of Bishop Franco Mulakkal from pastoral duties A rape complaint was filed by a nun against Bishop Franco Mulakkal of the Jalandhar diocese that has rocked the Syro-Malabar and Latin Catholic churches. published on : 13th July 2018
	Kerala church rape case: Police treading with caution in terms of arrests The police are treading a cautious path ensuring that they don’t rush into any arrests causing embarrassment to the CPM-led LDF Government. published on : 13th July 2018
	Clergy sex abuse case: Christian communities caught between rock and hard place The Roman Catholic Church plunged into unprecedented crisis after a nun filed a complaint alleging rape against Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar diocese. published on : 13th July 2018
	Political parties prefer to play it safe Back-to-back allegations that include a land scam and a series of sexual exploitation involving priests of different Christian denominations in Kerala have undoubtedly caught the eye of all political published on : 13th July 2018
	Malankara Orthodox Church church sex abuse case a jolt for clergy The sexual abuse case rocking the Malankara Orthodox Church is perhaps the first in the country where four Christian priests are involved in a single such case. published on : 13th July 2018
	Malankara Orthodox church priest Job Mathew arrested over rape charge Fr. Job is the second accused in the alleged blackmail and sexual abuse of a home maker using her confession in 2009. published on : 12th July 2018
	Kerala church rape case: Statements by the victim reveal evidence against Orthodox priests The statement says sexual abuse of the victim began in Nov ‘99 and continued till Jan ‘18 published on : 12th July 2018
	I will write to Vatican requesting reforms in sacrament of confession, says Kerala Church reform activist Indulekha Joseph According to Indulekha, the women in the various church in the state want justice so as to end the exploitation of women in the Church in the name of the sacrament of confession. published on : 7th July 2018
	Kerala Church abuse case: Rape charges slapped against four priests Last month, a man from Pathanamthitta district accused five priests of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Kerala of using his wife's secret confession to blackmail and sexually abuse her. published on : 2nd July 2018
	Sexual exploitation, financial fraud: Testing times for the Church in Kerala The Church in Kerala has been rocked lately with multiples allegations of sexual exploitation of laity members by clergymen and financial impropriety surfacing in various churches. published on : 2nd July 2018
	I-T sleuths raid property agents involved in Kerala Church land deal The raids, by the I-T (Investigation) Unit, Kerala, were held at 21 locations across Ernakulam and Idukki districts. published on : 29th June 2018
	Malankara Orthodox Church orders Priests to keep away from duties Five priests have been directed to keep away from their official duties following a complaint from a believer alleging they have been blackmailing his wife for sexual favours. published on : 26th June 2018