Chaotic scenes as police arrive to interview Indian bishop accused of rape
MUMBAI, India – It was a chaotic scene outside the bishop’s residence in Jalandhar, India, as police arrived on Monday to interrogate Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who has been accused by a nun of raping her...
View ArticleNun who alleges she was raped by bishop says her life has been threatened
MUMBAI, India – A nun who has accused a bishop in India of raping her multiple times now says an attempt has been made on her life. The Kerala-born nun lodged a complaint with the police last week...
View ArticleIndia cardinal to bring up case of bishop accused of rape with Vatican
MUMBAI, India – India’s top Catholic prelate says he is raising the issue of a bishop accused of raping a nun with officials at the Vatican. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the Archbishop of Bombay and...
View ArticleSix students charged with sexual assault at iconic Canadian high school
TORONTO, Canada — An iconic Canadian Catholic high school is reeling following the arrest of six students who are charged with assault and sexual assault following an alleged incident in a locker room....
View ArticleFrench police investigate sexual assault claim against Vatican nuncio
ROME — Italian Archbishop Luigi Ventura, 74, a Vatican diplomat who once served in Canada, Chile and western Africa, is under investigation by police in Paris for allegedly sexually assaulting a city...
View ArticleArts organization refuses to rescind award for cartoon mocking rape-accused...
MUMBAI, India – A government-backed arts group in Kerala, India, has refused to rescind an award for a political cartoon depicting Bishop Franco Mulakkal after a complaint from the state’s Catholic...
View ArticleBishop accused of raping nun in India to begin trial on Nov. 11
MUMBAI, India – An Indian bishop accused of raping on a nun multiple times will see his day in court on Nov. 11. Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar will be tried in the state of Kerala, the center of...
View ArticleCongolese rape survivors band together to change country’s future
WASHINGTON, D.C. — There is no easy way to say it: Tatiana Mukanire was brutally raped in her village in Congo. Sadly, what happened to her is not an isolated incident. Rapes, including gang rapes,...
View ArticleWomen fleeing Burkina Faso violence face sexual assault
KAYA, Burkina Faso — A 20-year-old woman could no longer live in her village amid the rising violence caused by Islamic extremists. But she needed to return and retrieve the family’s cows in hopes of...
View ArticleBoston College theologian being investigated for alleged sexual assault
BOSTON — Boston College is investigating the chairman of its theology department after a former classmate at the University of Notre Dame accused him of sexually assaulting her. Laura Grimes, a...
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