Pope Francis said some people justify abortion as respecting other rights. But, he asked, “How can an act that suppresses innocent and defenceless life as it blossoms be therapeutic, civil or simply human?” read more

The Kerala high court on Wednesday rejected the bail application submitted by Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal, who is accused of raping a nun on multiple occasions. read more

Pope Francis acknowledged on Tuesday that the sex abuse scandals rocking the Catholic Church were driving people away and said the church must change its ways if it wants to keep future generations. (HT Correspondent )read more

The historic deal will give the Pope final say in naming bishops. The Vatican said the accord, a breakthrough after years of negotiations, was “not political but pastoral.” read more

Priest Franco Mulakkal, who has been grilled by the Kerala Police, is accused of rape and unnatural sex by a nun. read more

Protesting nuns welcomed the Pope’s decision as their “first victory” in the struggle against the bishop. The Pope has named Bombay Archdiocese Bishop Emeritus Agnelo Rufino Gracias as Franco Mulakkal’s replacement. read more

The Bishop has been accused of rape by a nun and was questioned by Kerala police. read more

The Missionaries of Jesus put out the photograph in a release issued to the media to publish the findings of its enquiry commission, which looked into the nun’s allegations. read more

The February 21-24 meeting at the Vatican is believed to be the first of its kind. read more

The nun had recently sought urgent intervention of the Vatican for justice and demanded the bishop’s removal as the head of the Jalandhar diocese, questioning why the church was “closing its eyes to the truth” when she mustered courage to make public... read more

A 43-year-old nun who has accused a bishop in Jalandhar of sexual assault on Tuesday released a seven-page letter to Vatican’s India Ambassador in which she accused church officials, including Pope Francis, of ignoring her complaints. (HT Correspondent )read more

A nun has accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of raping her 13 times over two years, a charge the priest has denied as a “conspiracy against the church”. read more

The nun has written a seven-page letter dated September 8 to the Apostolic Nunciature-- the representative of the Holy See in India--appealing for justice. read more

This is his first bilateral visit to a foreign country since the Aam Aadmi Party government came to power in 2015. read more

“Weird Al” Yankovic attends a ceremony honouring him with the 2,643rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California.

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