Priests

Kerala 'sex for silence' case: Church's attempts to cover up abuse fails as govt orders crime branch probe

The attempt by the Malankara Orthodox Church to settle the sexual abuse case against five priests has suffered a setback, with the Kerala government ordering a crime branch investigation.

Kerala HC ruling on clergy's right to ancestral property assuages mounting miseries

Kerala HC's verdict will go a long way in assuaging mounting miseries of the state's clergy.

Rent a priest: Former priests offer platform to Catholics who've drifted away from church

The 'rent a priest' service is part of a move by the former priests to establish an open church as a common platform for themselves as well as those who have fallen off the mainstream of the Church due to various reasons.

French PM urges cardinal to take responsibility in abuse scandal; Vatican backs cardinal despite fresh attacks

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Tuesday, urged a cardinal who was accused of covering up the sexual abuse of young boys by a priest, to "take responsibility". The case has deeply embarrassed the French Church.

Pope Francis tells priests to pardon women who have abortions

Pope Francis on Tuesday called on priests to pardon women who have abortions, and the doctors who perform them, during the upcoming Jubilee year.

Pope Francis tells priests to pardon women who have abortions

Pope Francis on Tuesday called on priests to pardon women who have abortions, and the doctors who perform them, during the upcoming Jubilee Year overruling hardline traditionalists within the Catholic Church.

Pashupatinath: Indian priests end one-month strike over allowances

Indian priests in Nepal today ended their month-long protest after the government agreed to provide 17 percent allowance from the income generated by special worshipping

Upset over seer's death, three priests commit suicide in Karnataka

The three priests allegedly committed suicide by self-immolation inside a mutt complex in northern Karnataka.

Now, crash course for priests to counter crunch during Durga Puja

As the city remains busy doing last-minute shopping before the Durga Puja , a group of young men rehearses 'shlokas' and rituals at a crash course.