Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], Oct 17 (ANI): After being released from Kottayam jail, Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who is accused of raping a nun, on Wednesday said that he would cooperate with the investigation and that he trusts the legal system of the country.
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria was to attend an event organised by Civil Services Academy in Pakistan. But, according to sources, the event was cancelled at the last minute.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Oct 3 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of former Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who is accused of raping a nun as many as 13 times.
New Delhi [India], Sept 26 (ANI): A delegation of 15 nuns from Jalandhar's Missionaries of Jesus met Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Delhi on Wednesday over the arrest of former Bishop of Jalandhar, Franco Mulakkal, who is accused of raping a nun from Kerala.
Fulda [Germany], Sept 25 (ANI): A new study on sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests under the domain of German Bishops' Conference indicates that the problem remains largely unresolved and more than 50 per cent of the accused go unpunished.
Kottayam (Kerala) [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Rape accused bishop, Franco Mulakkal, has been sent to judicial custody till October 6 by the Pala Judicial Magistrate Court in Kerala's Kottayam.
Wayanad (Kerala) [India], Sep 24 (ANI): Sister Lucy Kalappura, a nun who joined a number of others in protesting against former Bishop of Jalandhar, Franco Mulakkal, demanded an explanation on why she was ousted from church activities.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Sep 23 (ANI): The probe team investigating the alleged Kerala nun rape case will file an application in the court seeking permission to take accused former Bishop of Jalandhar, Franco Mulakkal, for a polygraph test.
Kottayam (Kerala) [India], Sept 22 (ANI): Former Bishop of Jalandhar Diocese Franco Mulakkal on Saturday was sent to three-day police custody till September 24, after being produced before a magistrate court in Pala.
New Delhi [India], Sep 21 (ANI): In the wake of Bishop Franco Mulakkal's arrest, the Catholic Bishop's Conference of India (CBCI) on Friday expressed its confidence in the Indian judicial system.