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Oswald Gracias (born 24 December 1944) is an Indian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Bombay from 2006 to 2025. He was made a cardinal in 2007. In 2008, he was elected vice-president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India and in 2010 its president.
Franco Mulakkal was born in Mattam, Thrissur, Kerala, India on 25 March 1964. [citation needed] He was ordained for Priesthood at St.Thomas Forane Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Mattom, Thrissur, Kerala on 21 April 1990. [7] Franco transferred church sui iuris from the Syro-Malabar Church to the Latin Church with his missionary work in northern ...
The Catholic Church in India is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope. There are over 20 million Catholics in India, [1] representing around 1.55% of the total population, [2] and the Catholic Church is the single largest Christian church in India. [1]
He was named rector of the college, but served only a few weeks before being named a bishop. Alongside his academic work, he served the archdiocese as secretary of the priests council from 2010 to 2013 and as coordinator for the Year of Faith in 2012/13. [1] Pope Francis named him auxiliary bishop of Bombay on 15 May 2013. [5]
IN 2021, a court ruled Bishop Franco was not guilty. On 14 January 2022, the Additional Sessions Court acquitted him of all charges. In 2018 a rape complaint against Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal, the police received a copy of the victim nun's statement, given to Changanasseri, Kerala Judicial First Class Magistrate under Section 164 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC, India). [1]
A notorious fake priest who left a trail of doubt and disbelief among the faithful he's accused of swindling from coast to coast will soon face judgment in Riverside County, sheriff's officials say.
In 1891, the Society's Rules (Constitution) were approved by a local bishop. Father Bento Martins became the Society's first superior. It was given a set of 'Constitutions' by Patriarch a Dom Antonio Valente, who clearly indicated that the Society was made up of 'diocesan priests, without any vows, and under the direct control of the Patriarch.
A Vatican appeals court on Tuesday convicted a priest of sexually abusing a fellow student while they were both attending a school for papal altar boys. Partially overturning a first instance ...