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"It is better to be late than never": The resignation of Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal has brought some relief to supporters of the nun who accused him of rape. But the legal appeal continues and questions remain.

A day after the resignation of bishop Franco Mulakkal as Jalandhar bishop, Save Our Sisters campaigners on Friday said the survivor nun who had levelled rape charges against him would continue her fight for justice through the legal system.

A day after the resignation of Bishop Franco Mulakkal as Jalandhar Bishop, 'Save Our Sisters' campaigners on Friday said the survivor nun who had levelled rape charges against him would continue her fight for justice through the legal system.

For millennia, the vow of chastity practised by priests, nuns and monks is seen as proof of their virtue, making it difficult for survivors of sexual abuse within religious organisations to obtain justice.

The Jan. 14 acquittal of Bishop Franco Mulakkal in a rape case involving a Catholic sister has been challenged in an appellate court by both t...

A woman cannot be herself in the  society of the present day which is an exclusively masculine society with laws framed by men, with a judicial system that judges feminine conduct with a masculin

Bishop Franco Mulakkal was found not guilty on charges of rape. But now the Kerala Catholic Church has been left seriously divided, with some asking whether the church has too much power.

The bishop, Franco Mulakkal, had been accused of repeatedly assaulting the nun in the southern state of Kerala over a two-year period.

‘What will we tell other nuns being abused who are afraid?’: Shock over Franco Mulakkal’s acquittal

After rigorous public charges of foul play and sabotage, Kerala's High Court in Kochi Nov. 20 overruled a move to transfer the trial judge fro...