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Petition filed against rape protest nun’s autobiography Comments 0

Thursday, December 5th, 2019

A writ petition has been filed to stop the publication and distribution of an autobiography of a nun who was part of protests against rape-accused Indian bishop Franco Mulakkal. The petition to urgently stop Sister Lucy Kalappura’s autobiography from being published has been filed in the Kerala High Court. Licia Joseph of the SMI Convent Read more

Tags: Bishop Franco Mulakkal, Rape, Sister Lucy Kalappura
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I did whatever I could to make society better Comments 0

Thursday, September 12th, 2019

Franciscan Clarist Congregation, a 130-year-old indigenous congregation in India, a month ago dismissed Sr. Lucy Kalappura, a member, for violating the vows of poverty and obedience. It gave her 10 days to appeal to the Vatican against the order, which she did. Kalappura says she was being punished for using media outlets to obtain justice Read more

Tags: Bishop Franco Mulakkal, Franciscan Clarist, India, Rape, Sister Lucy Kalappura
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Vatican not rushing to act against nun-rape accused bishop Comments 0

Monday, July 16th, 2018

The Vatican is not rushing to act against an Indian bishop whom a nun has accused of rape. The unidentified nun, who is a member of the Missionaries of Jesus, laid a complaint with the police at the end of June of being raped in May 2014. She says Bishop Franco Mulakkal also sexually abused Read more

Tags: Apostolic Nuncio, Bishop Franco Mulakkal, Catholic Bishop Conference of India, Missionaries of Jesus, Rape allegation
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