Kerala Church

Day after expelling Sister Lucy from duties, Kerala church withdraws disciplinary action for participating in nuns' protest

The Kerala church had claimed that Sister Lucy's "statements on social media and other platforms are not in line with her religious duties", and that “her behavior is affecting those who believe in the Church".

Kerala nun rape case is India's 'Spotlight' moment: Role of State more important than ever in this battle with Church

This is not a Church matter. The role of the state in a democratic, secular, republic, is to protect the rights of the individual, not of organisations or cabals of the powerful. And, this is where the State needs to act.

Kerala sex-for-silence scandal: NCW's call to ban confession arbitrary, efforts to reform religion should come from within community

There is a world of difference between cases of women's religious subjugation like the practice genital mutilation, and NCW's demand to ban confession.

Kerala sex-for-silence scandal: NCW's recommendation to abolish confession in church stirs row in Kerala

National Commission for Women’s recommendation for abolition of the practice of confession in Christian church in the country has stirred a hornet’s nest in Kerala, where Christians constitute about 18 percent of the state’s 33.1-million population.

Another Malankara Church priest faces rape charge in Kerala: 39-year-old woman files police complaint four years after incident

Binu George, a priest of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, was alleged to have raped the parishioner in Alappuzha district in Kerala four years ago. He is currently serving at a church under the diocese at Koypallikaranma.

Kerala 'sex for silence' case: Priests say complainant has been at loggerheads with Church for a while now; activists cry foul

The man, a member of Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, one of the most ancient churches, filed the complaint before the Church authorities after his wife narrated her ordeal following discovery of a five-star hotel bill in her email box.

Kerala church refusal to inter Priyanka Chopra's grandmother raises thorny issues

The incident of a church in Kerala denying burial to Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra’s grandmother has raised questions over the rights of the faithful, who have gone out of the state for jobs, to ‘rest in peace’ after death alongside their near and dear ones.

Narendra Modi likely to meet church reps in Kerala

Narendra Modi is likely to meet representatives of some Churches and address a meeting organised by a leading Dalit outfit in Kochi