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Chennai's Loyola College Apologises For "Anti-Government" Paintings
Chennai's Loyola College, a Catholic minority institution, on Monday apologised afterright-wing groups alleged that a few paintings that were exhibited at a cultural event hurt Hindu sentiments. In a statement, the college said: "We acknowledge our lapse and sincerely apologise for the insurmountable hurt this has caused."
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"Kill Catholic Bishops, They Are Useless", Says Philippines' Duterte
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has launched yet another verbal attack against Catholic bishops, calling them useless and saying they should be killed, according to the transcription of one of his speeches released by the presidential office on Thursday.
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300 Priests Accused Of Abusing Thousands Of Children In Pennsylvania
Internal documents from six Catholic dioceses in the US state of Pennsylvania showed that over 300 "predator priests" have been credibly accused of sexually abusing thousands of children, according to a grand jury report. "We believe that the real number of children whose records were lost or who were afraid ever to come forward is in the thousands...
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In Nun Sex Assault Case Kerala Police To Question Priest In Jalandhar
A Kerala police team left for Jalandhar today to question a Catholic bishop accused of sexually abusing a nun.
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Audio Of Abused Kerala Nun Reveals Head Of Church Knew Of Incident
An audio clip, broadcast by a Malayalam television channel on Thursday, purpotedly revealed that the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church had lied about not knowing that a nun had been sexually abused by a bishop, but the Church argued that the conversation had been "wrongly interpreted".
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Kerala Bishop Accused Of Raping Nun Denies Moving To Vatican
A Kerala bishop accused of sexually abusing a Catholic nun, once again denied the charges on Thursday and the reports of his moving to the Vatican.
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Kerala High Court Quashes Police Case Against Cardinal In Land Scam
A division bench of the Kerala High Court provided relief to the Cardinal of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church a second time, when on Tuesday it quashed an police case registered him and three others in an alleged land scam case.
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Kerala Chief Minister To Take Up Kidnapped Priest Tom Uzhunnallil's Issue With Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said he will take up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the issue of kidnapped Kerala Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnallil, who is at an undisclosed location in Yemen.
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After 16 Months In Morgue, Goa Priest's Body To Be Buried
Sixteen months after former Catholic priest and activist Bismarque Dias was found dead under mysterious circumstances, the state Human Rights Commission on Monday directed that his remains be formally laid to rest.
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Kerala High Court Orders Accused To Surrender In Catholic Priest Rape Case
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed a Catholic priest, two nuns and another woman, to surrender within five days to the police in connection with the rape of a 17-year-old school girl, allegedly by a Catholic parish vicar.
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Kerala Catholics Look Forward To Pope Francis' India Visit
Catholics in Kerala are excited at the news that Pope Francis has indicated that he "almost certainly" would visit India and Bangladesh in 2017.
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Indonesian Priest Injured In Church Attack
A knife-wielding man stabbed a Catholic priest and tried to set off an explosive device at a church in Indonesia on Sunday, police said, the latest attack on religious minorities in the mainly Muslim country.
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Feeling Proud Over Mother Teresa's Canonisation: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Mother Teresa, saying every Indian must feel proud as she has officially been recognised as a saint.
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Kerala Church Welcomes Move Towards Uniform Civil Code
The Syro Malabar Catholic Church in Kerala on Sunday welcomed the Narendra Modi government's pitch for a Uniform Civil Code in the country.
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Hrithik Roshan Apologises For 'Pope' Tweet, Says 'It Was Unintentional'
Hrithik received a notice from Dr Abraham Mathai, All India President of the Indian Christian Voice, an organisation representing the larger interests of the Christian community, including Roman Catholics, in India. Dr Mathai demanded an apology from Hrithik for his comment on the Pope
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Chennai's Loyola College Apologises For "Anti-Government" Paintings
Chennai's Loyola College, a Catholic minority institution, on Monday apologised afterright-wing groups alleged that a few paintings that were exhibited at a cultural event hurt Hindu sentiments. In a statement, the college said: "We acknowledge our lapse and sincerely apologise for the insurmountable hurt this has caused."
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"Kill Catholic Bishops, They Are Useless", Says Philippines' Duterte
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has launched yet another verbal attack against Catholic bishops, calling them useless and saying they should be killed, according to the transcription of one of his speeches released by the presidential office on Thursday.
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300 Priests Accused Of Abusing Thousands Of Children In Pennsylvania
Internal documents from six Catholic dioceses in the US state of Pennsylvania showed that over 300 "predator priests" have been credibly accused of sexually abusing thousands of children, according to a grand jury report. "We believe that the real number of children whose records were lost or who were afraid ever to come forward is in the thousands...
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In Nun Sex Assault Case Kerala Police To Question Priest In Jalandhar
A Kerala police team left for Jalandhar today to question a Catholic bishop accused of sexually abusing a nun.
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Audio Of Abused Kerala Nun Reveals Head Of Church Knew Of Incident
An audio clip, broadcast by a Malayalam television channel on Thursday, purpotedly revealed that the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church had lied about not knowing that a nun had been sexually abused by a bishop, but the Church argued that the conversation had been "wrongly interpreted".
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Kerala Bishop Accused Of Raping Nun Denies Moving To Vatican
A Kerala bishop accused of sexually abusing a Catholic nun, once again denied the charges on Thursday and the reports of his moving to the Vatican.
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Kerala High Court Quashes Police Case Against Cardinal In Land Scam
A division bench of the Kerala High Court provided relief to the Cardinal of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church a second time, when on Tuesday it quashed an police case registered him and three others in an alleged land scam case.
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Kerala Chief Minister To Take Up Kidnapped Priest Tom Uzhunnallil's Issue With Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said he will take up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the issue of kidnapped Kerala Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnallil, who is at an undisclosed location in Yemen.
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After 16 Months In Morgue, Goa Priest's Body To Be Buried
Sixteen months after former Catholic priest and activist Bismarque Dias was found dead under mysterious circumstances, the state Human Rights Commission on Monday directed that his remains be formally laid to rest.
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Kerala High Court Orders Accused To Surrender In Catholic Priest Rape Case
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed a Catholic priest, two nuns and another woman, to surrender within five days to the police in connection with the rape of a 17-year-old school girl, allegedly by a Catholic parish vicar.
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Kerala Catholics Look Forward To Pope Francis' India Visit
Catholics in Kerala are excited at the news that Pope Francis has indicated that he "almost certainly" would visit India and Bangladesh in 2017.
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Indonesian Priest Injured In Church Attack
A knife-wielding man stabbed a Catholic priest and tried to set off an explosive device at a church in Indonesia on Sunday, police said, the latest attack on religious minorities in the mainly Muslim country.
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Feeling Proud Over Mother Teresa's Canonisation: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Mother Teresa, saying every Indian must feel proud as she has officially been recognised as a saint.
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Kerala Church Welcomes Move Towards Uniform Civil Code
The Syro Malabar Catholic Church in Kerala on Sunday welcomed the Narendra Modi government's pitch for a Uniform Civil Code in the country.
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Hrithik Roshan Apologises For 'Pope' Tweet, Says 'It Was Unintentional'
Hrithik received a notice from Dr Abraham Mathai, All India President of the Indian Christian Voice, an organisation representing the larger interests of the Christian community, including Roman Catholics, in India. Dr Mathai demanded an apology from Hrithik for his comment on the Pope
