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Row Over Students' Demand To Offer Namaz In Kerala's Church-Run College
A row has erupted in Kerala over a section of students protesting the denial of permission to perform 'namaz' inside the premises of a church-run college at Muvattupuzha near Kochi, which was opposed by the BJP and organisations of Catholic church me
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For Adani Port In Kerala, Support From Some, Fierce Opposition From Others: 10 points
The Kerala police on Wednesday said they will not allow a Hindu group close to the ruling BJP to march in support of a mega $900-million port by the Adani Group amid tension over protests led by Catholic priests.
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29 Kerala Cops Injured After Anti-Seaport Protesters Attack Police Station
A mob of agitators led by the Latin Catholic church Sunday night attacked Vizhinjam police station in protest against the construction of Adani port.
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China Defends Arrest Of Hong Kong Catholic Cleric As Western Alarm Grows
Retired cardinal Joseph Zen, one of the most senior Catholic clerics in Asia, was among a group of veteran democracy advocates arrested yesterday for "colluding with foreign forces".
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Jesuits Protest As 83-Year-Old Stan Swamy In Jail For Over 2 Months
The Jesuits -- a Roman Catholic order whose members are known for running some of the best educational institutes in the country are protesting the continued jail custody of Father Stan Swamy under the anti-terror law, UAPA, in the Bhima-Koregaon case.
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Protesting Kerala Christians Burn Church Calendar With Rape-Accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal's Photo
The featuring of a rape-accused bishop on the official calendar issued by a Catholic diocese in Kerala has angered a section of church-goers so much that they resorted to burning of the material in some places in the state, seeking its immediate withdrawal.
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Vatican Rejects 2nd Appeal Of Kerala Nun Expelled Over "Lifestyle" Rules
The Vatican has for a second time rejected the appeal of a nun who was expelled from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation on "disciplinary grounds" in Kerala. Sister Lucy Kalappura has maintained that the disciplinary action against her was initiated only because she participated in a protest against rape-accused catholic Bishop Franco Mullakkal.
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"We Could Be Next": Christian Priests Protest Citizenship Act In Kolkata
Christians have protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens before, but for the first time on Monday, priests took to the streets of Kolkata in their cassocks to voice their condemnation. They claim that while Muslims have been excluded from the ambit of the amended citizenship law now, it could be the turn...
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5 Kerala Nuns Join Protest Demanding Justice For 2 Sisters Found Hanging
Five nuns extended their support to a protest demanding justice for two sisters, aged 9 and 13, who were found hanging in their house in Kerala's Palakkad - both within a span of 52 days in 2017. The nuns have been at the forefront seeking justice for a Kerala nun against a rape-accused Catholic bishop.
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Women's Panel Writes To Cops Over Video That Targets Expelled Kerala Nun
The National Commission for Women has written to the Kerala Police Chief over a video that allegedly damages the reputation of a Catholic nun who has claimed she has been expelled from her congregation for protesting against a rape accused bishop
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Kerala Nun Expelled For "Buying Car" Seeks Justice From Rome
A nun who was expelled from her congregation in Kerala on disciplinary grounds last year amid a controversy over the alleged rape of a colleague has appealed against the decision before the Catholic Church in Rome. Sister Lucy, who now lives in Wayanad district, claims that she is being targeted for participating in protests against rape accused Bi...
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Want To Meet The Pope, Says Kerala Nun Warned For Protests Against Bishop
Despite repeated warning letters from her own congregation, Sister Lucy, a 53-year-old nun from Kerala's Wayanad, remains undeterred. The last warning letter she received from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, which comes under the Catholic Church, was on February 2.
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Kerala Nuns Allege Rape Accused Bishop's Hand In Transfer Orders
Rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal still interferes with the administrative matters of Jalandhar diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, nuns protesting against him alleged in Kerala today.
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Priest Who Organised Protest Against Rape-Accused Bishop Warned By Church
A priest in Kerala who organised protests in the state after the alleged rape of a nun by a powerful Catholic priest was given a warning by the church. "Save Our Sisters", an umbrella organisation of various protesting groups, had organised a protest outside the secretariat building in Thiruvanthanpuram. Father Augstine Vattoly is the convenor of "...
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Rape-Accused Bishop Gets Bail, Can Enter Kerala With Conditions
Franco Mulakkal, the senior Catholic priest accused of repeatedly raping a nun, has been granted bail by the Kerala High Court over three weeks after he was arrested.
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Row Over Students' Demand To Offer Namaz In Kerala's Church-Run College
A row has erupted in Kerala over a section of students protesting the denial of permission to perform 'namaz' inside the premises of a church-run college at Muvattupuzha near Kochi, which was opposed by the BJP and organisations of Catholic church me
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For Adani Port In Kerala, Support From Some, Fierce Opposition From Others: 10 points
The Kerala police on Wednesday said they will not allow a Hindu group close to the ruling BJP to march in support of a mega $900-million port by the Adani Group amid tension over protests led by Catholic priests.
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29 Kerala Cops Injured After Anti-Seaport Protesters Attack Police Station
A mob of agitators led by the Latin Catholic church Sunday night attacked Vizhinjam police station in protest against the construction of Adani port.
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China Defends Arrest Of Hong Kong Catholic Cleric As Western Alarm Grows
Retired cardinal Joseph Zen, one of the most senior Catholic clerics in Asia, was among a group of veteran democracy advocates arrested yesterday for "colluding with foreign forces".
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Jesuits Protest As 83-Year-Old Stan Swamy In Jail For Over 2 Months
The Jesuits -- a Roman Catholic order whose members are known for running some of the best educational institutes in the country are protesting the continued jail custody of Father Stan Swamy under the anti-terror law, UAPA, in the Bhima-Koregaon case.
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Protesting Kerala Christians Burn Church Calendar With Rape-Accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal's Photo
The featuring of a rape-accused bishop on the official calendar issued by a Catholic diocese in Kerala has angered a section of church-goers so much that they resorted to burning of the material in some places in the state, seeking its immediate withdrawal.
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Vatican Rejects 2nd Appeal Of Kerala Nun Expelled Over "Lifestyle" Rules
The Vatican has for a second time rejected the appeal of a nun who was expelled from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation on "disciplinary grounds" in Kerala. Sister Lucy Kalappura has maintained that the disciplinary action against her was initiated only because she participated in a protest against rape-accused catholic Bishop Franco Mullakkal.
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"We Could Be Next": Christian Priests Protest Citizenship Act In Kolkata
Christians have protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens before, but for the first time on Monday, priests took to the streets of Kolkata in their cassocks to voice their condemnation. They claim that while Muslims have been excluded from the ambit of the amended citizenship law now, it could be the turn...
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5 Kerala Nuns Join Protest Demanding Justice For 2 Sisters Found Hanging
Five nuns extended their support to a protest demanding justice for two sisters, aged 9 and 13, who were found hanging in their house in Kerala's Palakkad - both within a span of 52 days in 2017. The nuns have been at the forefront seeking justice for a Kerala nun against a rape-accused Catholic bishop.
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Women's Panel Writes To Cops Over Video That Targets Expelled Kerala Nun
The National Commission for Women has written to the Kerala Police Chief over a video that allegedly damages the reputation of a Catholic nun who has claimed she has been expelled from her congregation for protesting against a rape accused bishop
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Kerala Nun Expelled For "Buying Car" Seeks Justice From Rome
A nun who was expelled from her congregation in Kerala on disciplinary grounds last year amid a controversy over the alleged rape of a colleague has appealed against the decision before the Catholic Church in Rome. Sister Lucy, who now lives in Wayanad district, claims that she is being targeted for participating in protests against rape accused Bi...
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Want To Meet The Pope, Says Kerala Nun Warned For Protests Against Bishop
Despite repeated warning letters from her own congregation, Sister Lucy, a 53-year-old nun from Kerala's Wayanad, remains undeterred. The last warning letter she received from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, which comes under the Catholic Church, was on February 2.
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Kerala Nuns Allege Rape Accused Bishop's Hand In Transfer Orders
Rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal still interferes with the administrative matters of Jalandhar diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, nuns protesting against him alleged in Kerala today.
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Priest Who Organised Protest Against Rape-Accused Bishop Warned By Church
A priest in Kerala who organised protests in the state after the alleged rape of a nun by a powerful Catholic priest was given a warning by the church. "Save Our Sisters", an umbrella organisation of various protesting groups, had organised a protest outside the secretariat building in Thiruvanthanpuram. Father Augstine Vattoly is the convenor of "...
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Rape-Accused Bishop Gets Bail, Can Enter Kerala With Conditions
Franco Mulakkal, the senior Catholic priest accused of repeatedly raping a nun, has been granted bail by the Kerala High Court over three weeks after he was arrested.
