“The prosecution failed to prove all the charges against the accused,” a judge in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala (map) said at the conclusion of the trial of Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jullundur, who was accused of raping a nun. Her attorneys vowed to appeal the verdict.
POPE FRANCIS TO CONFER NEW LAY MINISTRIES FOR FIRST TIME IN ST. PETER’S BASILICA
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will confer the ministries of catechist, lector, and acolyte upon lay men and
