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Kerala Nun Rape: Vatican removes Bishop Mulakkal
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 20 (ANI): Senior Catholic priest, Franco Mulakkal, has been temporarily relieved of his pastoral duties by Pope Francis.
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Rape accused Bishop being questioned for second day
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Sep 20 (ANI): Catholic priest of Jalanadhar diocese, Franco Mulakkal, who allegedly raped a Kerala nun, appeared before a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Kerala police for the second day on Thursday.
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Rape accused Jalandhar bishop appears before SIT
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Sep 19 (ANI): Senior Catholic priest Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who allegedly raped a nun, appeared for questioning before a special investigation team (SIT) of the Kerala police here.
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Kerala nun rape: Vatican forms probe panel, accused bishop writes to clerg
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 15 (ANI): The Vatican, the highest seat of authority in the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, has formed a one-member panel to probe the rape allegations against the Bishop of Jalandhar, Franco Mulakkal.
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Pope Francis condemns child abuse in Catholic church
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Dublin (Ireland), Aug 26 (ANI): During his visit to Ireland, Pope Francis spoke on the issue of child abuse in the Catholic Church and said that he shared the sentiments that led to an outrage over the 'appalling crimes'.
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Mamata's trip to Delhi as per schedule
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is all set to visit the capital on Tuesday and carry ahead with programmes scheduled earlier, despite the cancellation of an event at Delhi university's St. Stephen's College on August 1.
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Kerala Catholic Bishops writes to PM Modi over NCW's proposal
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jul 27 (ANI): Kerala Catholic Bishops Conference on Friday sent a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over National Commission of Women's (NCW) proposal to abolish the practice of confessions in church.
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Minority groups in China facing repression, says Ministerial to Advance Re
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 27 (ANI): The first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, that held its meeting in Washington this week, has expressed serious concerns over restrictions on religious freedom in China, particularly on the minority groups such as Uighurs, Hui, Kazakh Musli
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Kerala police to DGCA: bar rape-accused Bishop from fleeing India
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kottayam (Kerala) [India], July 11 (ANI): The Kerala Police has urged the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to bar Bishop Fr Franco Mullackal, who has been accused of raping a nun, from leaving the country.
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Ireland votes for change; legalises abortion
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], May 27 (ANI): Thousands of people in Ireland voted for a change in the Constitution on Friday, in order to legalise abortion in a Catholic-dominated republic.
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How tragic death of a young Indian woman sparked history-making vote in Ir
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Thousands of people in Ireland are celebrating after the country voted overwhelmingly to change the constitution so that abortion can be legalised.
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Do not carry minority complex, we are all Indians: Top Catholic priest
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI), Cardinal Oswald Gracias, on Thursday urged the minority communities not to carry the minority complex, saying, "We are all Indians and all Indians have equal rights and all the Indians live tog
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