Kerala Church

Kerala Won't Implement Church Act, Says CPM Leader

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 1, 2019

The Kerala government on Friday declared it will not implement the Church Act, which aims to put in place a Devasom-like structure of administration to preside over churches in the state.

Kerala Church Issues Guidelines To Check Sexual Abuse

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 6, 2019

A body of catholic bishops in Kerala has come out with guidelines to protect minors and vulnerable adults in church-run institutions from any form of sexual exploitation or abuse and proposing action against anyone committing such offences.

Police Deployed To Evacuate Kerala Church Return Amidst Suicide Threats

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Tuesday December 11, 2018

Sabarimala is not the only place the Kerala police is having trouble enforcing Supreme Court orders. A riverside church in rural Ernakulam's Piravom was at the centre of a dramatic stand-off between police and a faction of Christians for nearly five hours on Monday.

Bishop Denies Rape Charge, Gets Firm Backing From Kerala Church

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Stela Dey | Tuesday September 11, 2018

As a Kerala nun appealed to the Vatican for support in her complaint of rape against a bishop, the accused man claimed he was being implicated for taking disciplinary action against the woman.

Rekha Sharma Is New National Commission for Women Chairperson

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 9, 2018

NCW member Rekha Sharma, who recently stoked a controversy by suggesting abolition of confessions in churches, has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Commission for Women.

Kerala Church Says Can't Ban Confessions, Cites "Religious Freedom"

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday August 5, 2018

The protests by churchgoers in Kerala against the women's panel's recommendation to stop confessions continued today at the Malankara Orthodox church.

"Hidden Agenda": Church Body Complains To PM About Women Panel Proposal

India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Friday July 27, 2018

The National Commission of Women's controversial push for abolishing the practice of "confessions" in churches sparked a huge row on Friday with Kerala's top Catholic Church body complaining to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against the "shocking" statement and wondering if there was a hidden "agenda" behind the recommendation.

Bail Plea Denied For Two Jailed Orthodox Priests In Kerala Church Scandal

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday July 19, 2018

A magisterial court near Thiruvalla on Thursday denied bail to the two jailed Malankara Orthodox Church priests named in a case for sexually abusing of a woman parishioner.

Supreme Court Postpones Bail Hearing Of Kerala Rape-Accused Priests

Kerala News | NDTV News Desk | Tuesday July 17, 2018

The Supreme Court on Tuesday postponed the hearing of anticipatory bail plea of two Malankara Orthodox Church priests who are facing sexual abuse charges against a parishioner.

One Of 4 Kerala Priests, Accused Of Rape, Surrenders

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Thursday July 12, 2018

One of the four priests in Kerala, who was accused of rape and sexual assault by a 34-year-old woman has surrendered in Kollam on Thursday. Father Job Mathew was the second among the four accused.The anticipatory bail petitions of the four rape-accused priests were rejected by the Kerala High Court on Wednesday.

Another Kerala Priest Accused Of Sexual Abuse, 12 Arrests In 18 Months

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday July 11, 2018

A third woman has accused a priest in Kerala of sexual abuse, adding to the growing scandal that has rocked the state's significant chunk of Christian population. Over the last 18 months, at least 12 priests have been arrested from different churches in Kerala for allegedly sexually abusing and raping minors and women.

Kerala Man Alleges Priests Sexually Abused Wife; Church Orders Probe

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 26, 2018

The Kottayam-based church today said a "clear, impartial" probe was ordered after a man alleged some priests blackmailed and sexually abused his wife.

Man Arrested For Abandoning Newborn At Kerala Church

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 2, 2018

A man was arrested today for abandoning his newborn baby in a church in Edappally. The two-day old's parents were traced from Wadakancherry in Thrissur this morning. The father of the baby will be charged under various sections of IPC and Juvenile Justice Act, according to the police.

Kerala High Court Quashes Police Case Against Cardinal In Land Scam

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 22, 2018

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.

"Yoga And Christian Beliefs Cannot Go Hand In Hand": Kerala Church

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Thursday April 5, 2018

The Syro Malabar Church in Kerala has said yoga and Christian beliefs cannot go hand in hand. In a report titled "yoga and Catholic faith", a commission appointed by the church said that not only does Yoga believe in oneness and cannot differentiate between the creator and creation, like in Christianity, but certain physical postures might be again...