Polyglot-educationist Father Nirmol Gomes to be ordained Bishop of Krishnanagar diocese

Jul 22, 2022, at 04:33 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A polyglot and educationist for over four decades, Father Nirmol Vincent Gomes, 63, would be ordained the Bishop of Krishnanagar diocese on Saturday at a function at the `Cathedral of the Holy Redeemer’ in Krishnanagar.

Kerala nuns face excommunication for accusing bishop of rape

Jan 29, 2019, at 01:20 pm

Kochi, Jan 29 (IBNS): Six Roman Catholic nuns at the St Francis Mission Home in Kuravilangad, 22 km from Kottayam, are facing excommunication after one of them had spoken out against alleged rape by a former Bishop of Jalandhar from 2014 to 2016, said reports.

Church warns Kerala nun for demanding arrest of rape-accused bishop

Jan 08, 2019, at 09:30 pm

Kochi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Superiors have warned a nun in Kerala for protesting against a rape-accused bishop, media reports said.

Rape accused Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal steps down

Sep 15, 2018, at 07:15 pm

New Delhi, Sept 15 (IBNS):   Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal, the accused in the Kerala nun rape case,  hs resigned from his position.

Kerala nun rape case: Kerala police book Jalandhar-based group for publishing victim's image

Sep 15, 2018, at 01:31 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 15 (IBNS): Kerala Police on Friday lodged a case against a Jalandhar-based group for publishing the picture of the a nun who accused a cleric of raping her several times, reports said.

PM Modi greets Bishop Philipose Mar Chrysostom on his birthday

Apr 27, 2017, at 03:20 pm

New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted Bishop Philipose Mar Chrysostom on the latter's 100th birthday.