With the latest settlements, the number of people alleging abuse by Catholic priests stands at nearly 2,500; but the true number could be much higher, lawyers say. Clergy sex abuse scandals have rocked Catholic churches across the world, but few places have seen the financial toll of the Los Angeles Archdiocese. “There has been a continuous, uninterrupted flow of hundreds …
A group of lay people in the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church, under the aegis of Athiroopatha Vishwasi Koottaima, have demanded that bishops Joseph Pamplany, Bosco Puthur, Sebastian Edyanthrath, Kuriakose Bharanikulangara, Jose Chittooparambil, Ephrem Narikulam, Jose Puthenveettil, and Sebastian Vaniyapurakkal be ousted from the synod of the Church being held on August 18. They have “worked like Judas” to …
HYDERABAD: Parishes of the Archdiocese of Hyderabad, especially those in the interiors, have been urged to celebrate the decennial of the state formation day on Wednesday. Two major churches will be holding special holy mass at 6 pm, St Joseph's Cathedral in Gunfoundry and St Mary's Basilica at SD Road in Secunderabad. Speaking to this correspondent here on Saturday, Victor …
Kochi: A section of the laity is unsatisfied and furious over the pastoral letter read out during the Sunday holy mass in a few churches in Ernakulam - Angamaly archdiocese of the Syro Malabar Church. The pastoral letter issued by Fr Varghese Pottackal, the Protosyncellus of the Ernakulam Angamaly archdiocese, said that there weren't any attempts by priests of the …
A crisis loomed large over Kerala’s influential Syro-Malabar Catholic Church with priests of an Archdiocese reading out a circular during Sunday mass in churches under its jurisdiction blaming Church head Cardinal George Alencherry over a criminal case filed against a section of priests. A crisis loomed large over Kerala’s influential Syro-Malabar Catholic Church with priests of an Archdiocese reading out …