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Exploitation, trauma and sexual anarchy: Sister Lucy Kalappurakkal and Jesme's stories shed light on a church engulfed in moral turmoil
Gita Aravamudan •Karthavinte Namathil (In the Name of Christ), the tell-all autobiography of Sister Lucy Kalappurakkal, has come out at a time when the church in Kerala is going through a phase of intense moral turmoil.
Fernando Meirelles on directing Netflix's The Two Popes, and why his next film is a timely reminder of climate change
Devanshsharma •Fernando Meirelles held a masterclass at the Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival, where he was also feted with a Cinema in Excellence (International) Award.
Bangladesh Christian poet Henry Sawpon jailed over 'defamatory' writings against clergy and priests
•Police in southern Bangladesh arrested a prominent poet Tuesday after he was accused of hurting the religious feelings of the country's minority Christian community, police said.
'Like a bombing': Daylight reveals extent of Notre-Dame damage as blaze leaves behind piles of rubble, charred debris
•After firefighters put out the last remnants of the fire that ravaged Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, daylight revealed piles of rubble and charred debris inside the 850-year-old monument
Vatican meet on sexual abuse: Summit to focus on child survivors, but leaving out women sufferers problematic
Anita Cheria And Rohini Mohan •The approach of the Roman Catholic Church in India seems to be tokenism, making the right noises publicly, while attempting to silence and intimidate the faithful in private.
Vatican dismisses former US cardinal Theodore McCarrick over sexual abuse allegations
•The Vatican has defrocked former United States cardinal Theodore McCarrick after a church trial found him guilty of sexually abusing minors
Delhi High Court dismisses plea asking for SIT or CBI investigations into sexual abuse in Catholic churches
•The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Centre and Delhi government to order investigations by a special investigation team (SIT) or the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) under the supervision of the court into incidents of sexual abuse of children and nuns allegedly by members of the Catholic clergy.
Could a helpline mend fences between LGBTQ Catholics and the Church? Wendell Rodricks hopes so
Aishwaryasahasrabudhe •The helpline, conceptualised by Wendell Rodricks and Global Network of Rainbow Catholics will work towards bringing LGBTQ Catholics closer to the Church, and provide help and support not just to queer individuals but also their families and allies.
Pope Francis stalls on Belgium bishops' suggestion to allow young married men to become Catholic priests
•The number of priests and nuns dropped sharply in 2016 in Europe — and the Americas to a lesser extent.
Ireland church-sex-abuse scandal: Pope Francis 'begs for God's forgiveness'; victims protest on streets of Dublin
•Pope Francis "begged for God's forgiveness" on Sunday for multiple abuse scandals within the Irish church but faced accusations by a former Vatican official that he had personally ignored allegations against senior clergy.