Kerala nuns’ struggle to stand by the survivor in Bishop Franco Mulakkal case is a cruel reminder that fighting for justice isn’t easy. It is a struggle to back the survivors of sexual crimes in their ordeal to seek justice. Especially when the accused enjoys a greater power and status than his victim. It puts […]

Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, a priest of the Jalandhar diocese who was a key witness in the rape case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, was found dead in Punjab today, reports said. Kerala nun rape case: Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, a key witness in the rape case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, found dead in Punjab's Jalandhar today. More […]

Bishop Franco Mulakkal who has been accused of raping a nun multiple times between 2014 and 2016, has been sent to police custody till 24 September. His lawyer had filed for a bail application but it was dismissed by the court. According to reports, a case was first registered after a group of nuns demanded his arrest. The […]

Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who has been accused of rape by a 43-year-old nun from Kerala, has stepped down from his position. It is said that the decision to step down came after the reports of the particular case came into the notice of the Vatican. The church representative from India is in the Vatican and is […]

A 43-year-old nun, who has been fighting to expose a “predatory” bishop, has now sent a seven-page letter to the Vatican’s India Ambassador. She has questioned the church officials’ irresponsible behaviour in dealing with the case. The Kottayam-based nun has accused Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal of rape and is demanding his arrest. She has also alleged that that because of his […]