Kerala
Indian court acquits bishop of charge of raping nun
By Krutika Pathi and Ashok Sharma — January 15, 2022
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court on Friday acquitted a Roman Catholic bishop of charges of raping a nun in her rural convent, a case that became a major issue amid allegations of sexual harassment in the church.
Indian Hindus turn to honoring ‘corona goddess’ to quell pandemic
By Bhavya Dore — June 22, 2021
(RNS) — India has a history of worshipping female divinities during times of disease outbreaks. There have been goddesses of plague, smallpox and cholera through the past centuries.
In India, charges against a Catholic bishop a victory for abused nuns
By Brooke Thames — May 1, 2019
KOCHI, India (RNS) — Only after five of the victim's fellow nuns staged a 15-day protest outside Kerala’s high court building in Kochi last summer was the bishop, who denies the charges, arrested and eventually charged.
Despite scandal, St. Thomas Christians in Kerala aren’t going anywhere
By Denise Chan — April 17, 2019
KOCHI, India (RNS) — In the last year, young Syro-Malabar Catholics have had their faith tested as their archbishop was accused of illegally selling church property and a bishop was arrested on charges of raping a nun.
India police detain 5 after Hindu temple fire kills 108
By Reuters — April 11, 2016
The temple in India's Kerala state was hosting a fireworks display to mark the start of the local Hindu new year.
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