Sister Lucy case is reportedly the first ever instance in Indian history of a nun arguing for herself in court without a counsel.

In the Franco Mulakkal rape case nun who took part in protests has been ordered to vacate her convent space. A recap of Sister Lucy’s story.

This is the first time in history that a woman has been appointed to a managerial role in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State.

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 […]

The Vatican on Wednesday (Sept 6) declared Mother Teresa a patron saint of the Archdiocese of Calcutta, PTI reported. The declaration came after the first anniversary of the sainthood of Mother Teresa on Monday (Sept 4). “This is the first time in nearly a century-and-a-half that the Archdiocese of Calcutta got a new patron saint,” Archbishop Thomas D’Souza told AFP after the Mass where […]

Oscar-winning movie ‘Spotlight’, which focused on sexual offences of the clergy, appears to be playing out in Australia as the country’s seniormost Catholic figure has been charged with sex offences in Victoria. Cardinal George Pell is the highest-ranking Vatican official in recent years to be facing criminal charges of sexual offence. He was previously accused […]

At a ceremony in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday, Pope Francis said that it is not restricted if mothers want to breastfeed their children in the church. In fact, he openly suggested to the women if they want to do the same, they can.