Jalandhar Diocese

The Kottayam Additional Sessions Court today framed rape charges against rape-accused former Bishop of Jalandhar Diocese Franco Mulakkal for repeatedly sexually abusing a nun in Kerala between 2014 and 2016.

The Vatican has dismissed an appeal by a Kerala nun, challenging the Franciscan Clarist Congregation's decision to expel her for "failing to give a satisfactory explanation for her lifestyle in violation of FCC laws."

Kerala police today filed a charge sheet against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, a clergyman accused of raping a nun on several occasions over the course of two years. He was arrested in September last year, but later let out on bail.

Four nuns today met Kottayam SP in connection with the delay in filing of chargesheet against Franco Mulakkal, a former Bishop of the Jalandhar diocese who is accused of rape.

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.

A day after revoking a transfer order issued to four Kerala nuns staying at a Kottayam convent with a colleague who was allegedly raped by Bishop Franco Mulakkal, the Jalandhar diocese of the Catholic Church today released a communique overruling the decision. The new letter stated that the transfer order still stands because bishops do not usually...

Even as the Catholic Church's Jalandhar diocese reiterated its support for rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal, five nuns leading the campaign against him said they have refused to accept transfer orders issued to them for fear of being targeted.

Relatives of Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, a senior Catholic priest who passed away under mysterious circumstances after issuing a statement against Bishop Franco Mulakkal in the alleged rape of a nun, have alleged that he was harassed by his superior in the days preceding his death. In a complaint filed with the police, they said Bishop Mulakkal ha...

Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a Kerala nun, has written to Pope Francis requesting for permission to step down temporarily as the head of the Diocese of Jalandhar, saying he needs to spend more time to fight his case.

The nun who had accused a Bishop from Kerala of sexual assault has told reporters in Kottayam that she would go ahead with legal action against the Bishop but declined to speak further on the matter.

The Kottayam Additional Sessions Court today framed rape charges against rape-accused former Bishop of Jalandhar Diocese Franco Mulakkal for repeatedly sexually abusing a nun in Kerala between 2014 and 2016.

The Vatican has dismissed an appeal by a Kerala nun, challenging the Franciscan Clarist Congregation's decision to expel her for "failing to give a satisfactory explanation for her lifestyle in violation of FCC laws."

Kerala police today filed a charge sheet against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, a clergyman accused of raping a nun on several occasions over the course of two years. He was arrested in September last year, but later let out on bail.

Four nuns today met Kottayam SP in connection with the delay in filing of chargesheet against Franco Mulakkal, a former Bishop of the Jalandhar diocese who is accused of rape.

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.

A day after revoking a transfer order issued to four Kerala nuns staying at a Kottayam convent with a colleague who was allegedly raped by Bishop Franco Mulakkal, the Jalandhar diocese of the Catholic Church today released a communique overruling the decision. The new letter stated that the transfer order still stands because bishops do not usually...

Even as the Catholic Church's Jalandhar diocese reiterated its support for rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal, five nuns leading the campaign against him said they have refused to accept transfer orders issued to them for fear of being targeted.

Relatives of Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, a senior Catholic priest who passed away under mysterious circumstances after issuing a statement against Bishop Franco Mulakkal in the alleged rape of a nun, have alleged that he was harassed by his superior in the days preceding his death. In a complaint filed with the police, they said Bishop Mulakkal ha...

Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a Kerala nun, has written to Pope Francis requesting for permission to step down temporarily as the head of the Diocese of Jalandhar, saying he needs to spend more time to fight his case.

The nun who had accused a Bishop from Kerala of sexual assault has told reporters in Kottayam that she would go ahead with legal action against the Bishop but declined to speak further on the matter.